Moms. Ninjas. Same Thing.

Tonight I decided that Moms are essentially made of the same stuff as ninjas.

Think about it: Who else do you know (besides a ninja) that takes on the full-time responsibility that mothers do? They work 24/7. Even while sleeping, moms are still on duty, ever ready to handle any crisis that comes about.

Moms, like ninjas, require catlike reflexes. This is necessary in order to avoid injury. Moms must keep out of the way of any flailing arms, legs, and heads of young hyperactive children. Moms also use such reflexes in order to be sure that children, fragile objects, and/or food do not fall crashing to the floor. They must be able to catch a falling child/item at any moment.

Just like the best ninjas, moms are also required to be ever on the alert. A mother must ensure that young children don't get a hold of anything dangerous. If by some means a child does manage to gain access to something dangerous, moms have to be quick on their feet in order to avert disaster.

Moms and ninjas also need to have exceptional mental capacities. This is how moms are able to face the logic of those wily toddlers. Moms have to stay ahead of the game, or be defeated.

Another essential skill that moms and ninjas share is the ability to move with ninja-like silence and stealth. This provides the ninja/mom with the ability to sneak up on an opponent. Ninjas to do ninja things, moms to catch a kid in the middle of doing something forbidden or dangerous.

One of the most vital skills that moms and ninjas require is the ability to block out all unnecessary sounds in order to focus on what they are doing. Moms possess the power to tune out the noise of television, music, talking, and the chaos of young children playing and bustling around them. How else could they get ANYTHING done?

Moms and ninjas also share a higher threshold than most other humans for annoyance. Moms can handle the sounds of whining children, Spongebob Squarepants, and can even answer the question: "Why" approximately 5 times more in an hour than anyone else. (Ninjas exhibit this lack of annoyance by being endlessly patient and calm at all times--most moms haven't quite reached that level yet).

Always on duty, excellent reflexes, ever vigilant, intelligent, stealthy, focused and patient. These are all skills that ninjas must possess in order to survive. Moms require these very skills and more. Motherhood is a tougher job than most people realize, and most of us moms wouldn't trade our position in life for the world. Why would we? We're on equal footing with NINJAS! HI-YAH! Bring it on!