Mom's Club - No Boys Allowed

As I sort of explained here, my wife was once part of a mom's club in our town. When she went back to work and I took became the stay-at-home-primary-caregiver-thing, I asked her if I could take over the vacant spot in the mom's club. She said she'd ask at their next meeting.

The verdict was no.

I felt a bit dejected but, more than anything, I felt embarrassed for wanting to join a mom's club in the first place. I should have known better than to ask. I should have realized the answer would be no. My anatomy kind of makes it a non-issue. I should have looked at myself in the mirror and said, "Dude, you're a dude. Why do you want to join a mom's club?"

I think I was just worried that I'd be lonely and isolated in those early months of being a stay-at-home dad. But I'm not lonely. I'm doing just fine, thanks for asking. My only problem is that I occasionally run into people from the mom's club here and there. They are always quite friendly but I feel utterly embarrassed to be around them. After all, I suffered a rather public and entirely emasculating rejection at their hands.

I wonder what they'd do with a transgender person who has a kid. Like Felicity Huffman's character in Transamerica. Do you think he/she would be allowed in the mom's club? What about that Caster Semenya, the African track star?

Dang! With all these tough questions, I'm glad I'm not in the mom's club. I don't think I could deal with this kind of soul searching.

Listening To: Rising Down by The Roots