Dwyer Kilcollin: What was the most unexpected thing that you found out about becoming a mom?

Wendy Kilcollin: That your child has a mind of its OWN!  

DK: HAHAHAHAHAH!! You were surprised to find that you couldn’t influence my personality more? Tell me more, please!

WK: No, I was surprised that you had a mind of your own when MINE was so goooood.  

DK: This interview is too good, I can barely contain myself!  

DK: Ok, next question—I’ve always promised to myself that I wouldn’t become a mom who worries too much (intervenes on the playground, discourages adventurous behavior, etc…)  But ever since I found out that I was pregnant, I’ve been trying to suppress the urge to worry, but there’s just so much to worry about! Is this permanent? Will it stop?!

WK: I wasn’t much of a worrier until the TEEN YEARS… Oh my god. Mmmm, good luck 

DK: Yes.. I remember those years of course… 

SK father Rick Kilcollin joins the conversation… 

Rick Kilcollin: I think that once the baby is born you will get to know him/her, and you’ll figure out when you need to be vigilant. The babies are pretty resilient.

DK: Was that a dad response? This was meant to be a mother and daughter interview for Mother’s Day.

RK: Well by god I was included.

RK leaves the conversation, mother daughter interview resumes…

WK: Actually, unlike of all my friends and acquaintances, I was very practical and confident about baby raising!

DK: What’s the secret? How did you gain so much confidence and break away from the fears of the mom’s around you?

WK: I just was [confident]. Nothing more to it.

DK: Right. Because your mind is so good. Noted! 

DK: What is your favorite thing about being a mom?

WK: Watching you develop into such a fun and unique being…With a mind of your own. Gifted too.

DK: Becoming a “mom” notoriously has a bad connotation with a loss of self—as though motherhood is some kind of black box: intelligent, creative, individuals enter, and uniform, culturally irrelevant, caretakers come out. Anyone who knows you knows that this idea obviously doesn’t apply to you what-so-ever. Could you comment?

WK: That sounds like the way that I viewed people who moved to the suburbs. (Sorry friends. Naturally this does NOT apply to you.) Well, I do remember getting a diaper bag that did NOT look like a diaper bag. It was very cool looking beach bag but it was narrow and TOP-loaded. Dumb. Now you’re gonna say THAT was random!  But it was my way of saying ‘I didn’t want to carry a silly diaper bag!’

DK: Oh, but did you see my top loading fashion diaper bag? The new tote from Telfar.

WK: Mine was a tall tube with a drawstring at top. Yours looks nice.

DK: Oh yours sounds super au courrant now with the cylindrical bag trend…

DK: DK What about “mom fashion”—is that a real thing?

DK: Have you seen this article on how Motherhood is a “dumb job”? (Dumb in this context doubles as being both anti-intellectual but also thankless:)

WK: I saw that. I did not send it to you. It’s fun. Look what you get!!!! Dwyer Browne Kilcollin!!!!

DK: Hmmmm

WK:  

DK: Hmmmm

Happy Mother’s Day from SK, and congratulations to Yves and Dwyer! We’re so excited to meet the newest member of the SK family.