Friday, September 15, 2006

Crazy In Love

by Anita S. Lane

Ms. BeyoncĂ© Knowles may have coined the phrase, but I’m not sure she’ll truly understand what it means to be “Crazy in Love” until she’s married with children.

It all starts when they’re born. You no longer get any sleep. That alone will make you crazy. Then you barely have time in between feedings to feed yourself. That will definitely cause you to want to act crazy. And forget perfect hair and manicured nails…

Chorus, please:
Got me lookin so crazy right now
Your love's got me lookin so crazy right now

Before long, you find yourself telling your colleagues, “I’ll see you later, I’m going bye-bye.” Sound improbable? It really happened to me. Fortunately, I had wonderful colleagues that were forgiving of my momentary lapse in office decorum.

But it doesn’t stop there. If you manage to add two or three more children to your young brood, just getting out of the house becomes a major production and inevitably, everyone manages to leave the house looking a little more put together than you.

Tennis shoes, don't even need to buy a new dress
…Ain't nobody else to impress

And when they’re old enough to begin sporting and recreational activities, you’ve entered an entirely different league. I spent four days traveling across town trying to find a tap dance class for my daughter that fit into our schedule. I’m careful to not overbook, but just the search process alone was daunting.

Yeah, cause i know i don't understand
Just how your love can [make me] do what no on else can

Dance School #1 was simply further than I wanted to drive.
Dance School #2 only offered tap during the children’s church choir rehearsal.
Dance School #3 was a fit! But wait…recitals are only offered every other year?
“Mom, I have to have a recital so that everyone can see my dance.”
“Great,” I said. Now on to dance school #4.

Chorus, please:
Got me lookin so crazy right now
Your love's got me lookin so crazy right now

Dance School #4—Sure enough, we hit another brick wall. Except… this school offered a kid’s hip hop class on Saturday afternoon.
“Hip Hop? I love hip hop, Mom. I really want to take that!” Finally, we found our dance. Just when I was beginning to feel a little…you guessed it—

Sing with me...
Got me lookin so crazy right now
Your love's got me lookin so crazy right now

It’s been said that love will make you do crazy things. I guess I’m guilty of having done a few crazy things, looking a little crazy in order to get-out-of-the-house on time, and even going to great lengths to find just the right dance class for my daughter.

I can’t say that it’s right or even necessary. All I know is that it’s something about these four little blessings that makes me want to jump through hoops and leap over walls. Perhaps its hyper-parenting, or maternal instinct gone bad. Or maybe it’s just plain crazy.

Yeah...that’s it. BeyoncĂ© isn’t the only one Crazy In Love.

Copyright ©2006 by Anita S. Lane
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