The Look

Mommy Friends, I bring you an exclusive so powerful, so mind-numbingly shocking, it has remained unspoken until now.  I am about to blow the lid off this thing as a warning to our youth. 




Mommy Friend, you have a secret power.  Whether you are typically a gentle parent or a hysterical one, when pushed to the brink of madness by your children, you will unleash your greatest maternal power herein known as, “The Look”.   Oh yes, The Look – capital “T”, capital “L”, so frightening, only capital letters could bring it justice.  With its mythical powers, The Look is capable of communicating the depths of your frustration and penetrating conviction with a singular piercing stare.  Perhaps you are one of the lucky ones who can exhibit a bulging forehead vein or a twitching eye on demand just for good measure; rock on with your bad self!  The Look is a sacred Mommy Friend tool that must be protected and preserved at all costs.  Heed my warning of overexposure; The Look is not for routine or haphazard use or forever risk losing its effectiveness.  The Look should only be used as a last resort measure, and face it Mommy Friend, sometimes The Look is all you’ve got in social situations when maintaining composure is critical. 


The Look is meant to instill paralyzing fear without overt discipline.  Please note, The Look should never to be used in conjunction with any sort of “Mommy Dearest” rage scenario, we don’t condone such craziness and vow to remain friendly with the wire hanger.  Just say no to crazy; crazy is never effective and is just plain scary.


If you take a moment and think back to when your mom busted out The Look, chances are you probably deserved it and it is my sincere hope that you have come to terms with the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (a documented side effect of The Look) you encountered, as I have.  The few times I have flexed The Look with my kids, I could almost hear a coyote howling as their widened eyes silently screamed, “Oh %#@&!” …exactly the reaction I was going for. 


simulated reaction (no child was scared during the making of this blog)

Their instantaneous attitude adjustment and sugary sweet persona made it clear to me that The Look was not only in tall order, but that I got mad skills. 


Use your powers wisely Mommy Friend, for they are not for the faint of heart.  Perhaps Peter Parker said it best, “With great power comes great responsibility.”  Use your Jedi mind tricks and voodoo Mommy Friend powers to promote good behavior in your children when absolutely necessary.  Now go on Mommy Friend, show ‘em whatcha got.

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  2. Oh, I have the look. AND I have the eye twitch. For some reason my children find this look hilarious instead of leaving them quaking in their shoes.

  3. Ha ha Irene, that is funny, and I do it too. The only thing I want you to be aware of, is that after you have one or more kids, there may be times when you are so caught up in the “adult world” of what are attending to, that you tune your kids out (you also have more patience with your own kids than other people do), and hence The Look is not utilized as often, in public, as strangers may wish. It’s hard to be a parent sometimes! :o)

  4. Oh my goodness I loved this entry! During my pregnancy I have been especially irritated by misbehaving children, and have been known to give out “the Look” when I felt it necessary. It’s usually been given to complete strangers (probably not appropriate)out in public..I wish more parents would give out “the look” when their kids are being terrors instead of ignoring them.

  5. Yes, it’s truly amazing how much satisfaction we receive with “The Look”, especially when we see “The Look” on our kids faces when they experience it! Go Mommy Friends and the peace will be with you!!

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