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August 8, 2008 4 Comments

Hey, I'm a 41-year-old Mom, Too! Dana Torres and I Have Sooo Much in Common!

Surely you’ve read about Olympic swimmer Dana Torres?If you haven’t, here’s the skinny (if I’ve cobbled together the details correctly):This former Olympian, now a 41-year-old mother of three (the most recent of the three kids was born only two years ago), came back from a six-year retirement to earn a spot on the team in the 100m freestyle.The 100m freestyle, people! That’s strength and speed driven by fierce competitiveness!Zowie. And I’m impressed with myself if I get the laundry done.Anyway, back to Dana.To counteract the effects of Olympic-level training on her 41-year-old body, she “employs a team of stretchers and coaches and nutritionists who cost her tens of thousands of dollars but have played pivotal roles in getting her back to the Olympics.”So I read that and thought, What could I do if I could employ tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of assistance?What might we look like if we hired trainers, coaches and nutritionists to protect our trouble spots and fine tune our bodies?What might we accomplish if we paid for nannies and tutors, cooks and cleaners, drivers and personal shoppers, leaving us to focus on our one driving goal?What would you do with those kinds of resources?

Filed Under: change, children, exercise, family, motherhood, parenting, self-discovery, taking risks Tagged With: Dana Torres, older Olympians

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  1. girlwithmoxy says

    August 8, 2008 at 9:54 pm

    Hilarious! But I wouldn’t trade my “mushy” body or 7 loads of laundry (washed, dried, folded, and put away, thank you very much!) for not being able to spend quality time with my babies. You know THAT’s what suffers. There’s no way she can really be at home connecting with those kids like we do. AT least that’s what I console myself with!

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  2. Kristin says

    August 9, 2008 at 5:13 pm

    I don’t have enough drive to have such intense focus, even if someone else will be doing the laundry or making dinner. I don’t have children, but I do have a husband that enjoys attention LOL

    I’d just REALLY enjoy having a staff though.

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  3. Robbin says

    August 10, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    I love your blog…and remember, we all cant have $100,000’s of dollars spent on making us able to compete with girls 12-20 years younger then we are, though I can share with you how to make your skin look much younger, you like me will still have the best job in the world, being a mommy. And we are someone’s gold metalist when we make cookies, or pizza,kiss a boo boo, or fix a favorite friend. Let me know if you want more info on great skin care for those of us with little time for ourself!

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  4. Michelle says

    August 13, 2008 at 9:51 am

    You gals all seriously over-estimate the “gold medalist” value of your “mommy-hood”! Sheesh, talk about conning yourselves.

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