I consider it my ‘guilty pleasure’ watching shows like Ghost Whisperer and Medium.   I’m intrigued by the fact that Medium is based on a real person and portrays her and her family.   Do I buy into that whole “I see dead people” bit?  Not so much.  But who am I to knock what other people believe?   I don’t, however, have patience for the people that call themselves psychics using their ‘gift’ to make money off of innocent bystanders, when in most cases it’s all a sham and a scam.

All that aside, I do strongly believe in “Mother’s Intuition” or the sixth sense that most mothers seem to have.   There are things we know that we don’t know we know.  It’s called instinct, intuition, a hunch, gut feeling, or sixth sense.  Intuition is an insight that comes to us out of the blue.

Legitimate intuition is sometimes also confused with everyday worries or fears, which might be motivated by anything from the news, to a comment made by a well-meaning friend, to your mother-in-law.

While some moms never question their inner wisdom, others may find they have to rediscover it.  It’s not like a switch you flip, trusting your gut is something you have to be conscious of.  Like a muscle you exercise whenever you struggle with doubt.  By the same token, you have to be careful not to over think a situation and truly just go by your gut instinct.

I myself had to ‘rediscover’ my sixth sense, my mother’s intuition, my gut instinct when Princess Nagger was born – since I had pretty much ignored it, which turned it into just another flabby unused muscle.  But when she arrived, it seemed that the dial was turned up just enough to remind me to utilize it when necessary, and it came in quite handy in one particular instance when she was about 3 years old.

I was sitting on the back porch steps one warm, sunny summer day watching Princess Nagger explore the back yard with the dogs while I was on the phone with a friend.  I noticed she was getting precariously close to the pond in her exploration, and called out to her to stay away from the pond.  My gut instinct was that since she’s so much like me, she’s going to want to do the exact opposite of what she was told.  Which was to move closer to the pond.

Which of course she did.

The next few minutes seemed like an eternity when in reality they lasted mere moments – Princess Nagger, delighted by the sparkling water as the sun reflected off the surface of the pond, took two steps closer…then one giant step like she was going to walk on water.   It was almost identical to what I had seen in my minds eye, only now it was as if I was watching in slow motion.

Luckily the pond isn’t very big nor is it very deep.  But you read or hear horror stories of children drowning in just inches of water.   I don’t even remember racing to the edge of the pond and yanking her out of the water, I only remember kneeling with her standing in front of me, soaking wet, her big blue eyes searching my face for a reaction.

Rather than succumb to the panic mode my brain was desperately trying to transmit, and since her instincts had been to immediately stand up when she fell in (which pretty much kept her head above water, save for the initial baptism dunk), I decided to squelch the panic and with a smile asked her if that was her way of telling me she needed a bath.  So instead of her freaking out to mirror how I was freaking out on the inside, she started to giggle and gleefully say, “Again, again!!”

Needless to say, she never took another dip in the pond again after that, and I did learn to exercise that instinct muscle so I wouldn’t second guess my intuition or gut feeling in the future.

This Intuitive Spin Cycle was brought to you in part by Jen, who I sense is always kept on her toes as Sprite’s Keeper.  Head on over and check out the other spinners – I see some excellent reading in your future!


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  3. And you try not to admit to her how much she scared you!

    I think we all have the mommy intuition but sometimes it does lay dormant until it needs to spring into action.

    Glad that she thought it was worthy of doing again.
    .-= Simone would like you to read ..Used Book Giveaway =-.

  9. I saw a little kid fall into the Delaware River while the bystanders, including parents, stood around watching him sink to the bottom like a stone. I dove in without a moments hesitation and plucked him out. His parents barely thanked me, not that I needed them to. I still watch my own kids like a hawk, and they’re all adults now. I think we are all grateful for those with strong instincts who watch over us. It’s something you never outgrow. Maybe that’s why I still want to talk with my mom, even though she’s no longer here. Does that make sense?

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  13. I love both those shows and watch them both; though, Medium is my favorite.

    I agree about Mother’s Intuition. And, really, Mother or not, we all have a intuition within us. And, what a difference it makes when we listen to it.

    😉 Happy Thursday!
    .-= Glass_Half_Full would like you to read ..Squeeeeeeee! =-.

  14. Hey that was wonderful, listening to your mom radar…love it…and the way you handled it was awesome…Ghost Whisperer is awesome but I can’t get my head around Medium for some reason…and I don’t really believe in what they do I just find it interesting T.V.
    .-= Shannon King would like you to read ..`Wordless Wednesday~ =-.

  16. You certainly handled that situation better than I would have. I was a nervous mother and very over protective of my children. Even worse with the grandchildren as they are all “precious cargo” when in my care.

    Now about those psychics and ghosts. It was bad enough growing up with God spying on me 24/7. To think of dead relatives doing the same and to think I would have to look forward to eternity spying on my loved ones makes me cry “hooey” over that nonsense.
    .-= Granny Annie would like you to read ..LET’S SHARE A FIFTH =-.

  17. I’ve never had to put my intuition into motion with Sprite, but I can’t tell you the what if’s that go through my mind whenever we’re anywhere. Your quick response made a possible emergency so much easier to handle for both of you and it was because you listened to your gut. Bravo!
    You’re linked! And yes, Sprite keeps me on my toes. Steps on ’em too.
    .-= Sprite’s Keeper would like you to read ..Impulse Buy =-.

  19. Great job reining in the panic! Not sure I would have been so successful – but kids totally decide how they are going to react based on our own reactions, for sure.
    .-= Teri would like you to read ..milestones =-.

  20. It’s amazing the super powers you gain with small children. A helicopter could land on my roof in the middle of the night and I wouldn’t hear it, but if one of the boys starts crying I’m in their room before I even realize I’m there. I once leapt down fifteen stairs over top of my falling second born to stop him from falling any further.

    Great picture.
    .-= Captain Dumbass would like you to read ..Theft, Cravings and the Love Train =-.

  25. Oooooh, yes. I’ve had more of those slow motion “nooooooooo” moments more often than I like. And almost always after the realization of “What she’s doing is not a good idea because she could…oh crap!”

    Also, you seem to have a beautiful backyard!
    .-= Rachel would like you to read ..Spin Cycle: Pre-Snog Cog… =-.

  26. we were pretty much on the same wavelength with this spin cycle. I agree with you 100%. I too had to practice using my intuition more and trusting my gut. It hasn’t been easy–I am the type who at times trusts everyone but myself, even when I am really the expert on a particular topic. I’m working on it, though.

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