{"id":4116,"date":"2009-05-05T00:07:30","date_gmt":"2009-05-05T04:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/?p=4116"},"modified":"2023-05-11T07:36:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T11:36:01","slug":"i-know-that-im-a-city-mom-because","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/i-know-that-im-a-city-mom-because\/","title":{"rendered":"I know that I\u2019m a city mom because&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>1. I use parks and playgrounds as my \u201cbackyard\u201d.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/p1000014.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/p1000014-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"p1000014\" title=\"p1000014\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4122\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/p1000021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/p1000021-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"p1000021\" title=\"p1000021\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4117\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n<p>2. I have to come up with a variety of things to keep my kids\u2019 entertained during the school commute via subway.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/subway1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/subway1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"subway1\" title=\"subway1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4120\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/subway2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/subway2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"subway2\" title=\"subway2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4121\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and <\/p>\n<p>3. My social calendar is filled with more kids\u2019 birthday parties than adult gatherings. (Granted, that\u2019s practically <b>every<\/b> mom at some point or another.)<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/party1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/party1-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"party1\" title=\"party1\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4118\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/party2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/party2-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"party2\" title=\"party2\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4119\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Because of point #2 (the 3 \u2013 4 hours\/day commute to preschool for Michael each day), I can have pretty much whatever I want for Mother\u2019s Day this year.  Fortunately for my husband, I only asked for a Duane Reade gift card.  Drug\/convenience stores to me are like toy stores to kids \u2013 I could spend all day in them! <\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you asking for anything special this Mother\u2019s Day?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. I use parks and playgrounds as my \u201cbackyard\u201d. 2. I have to come up with a variety of things to keep my kids\u2019 entertained during the school commute via subway. and 3. 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