Frogger-fied

Quarters upon quarters were lost in the several arcades of my youth. Centipede and Frogger were my favorite, next to Ms. Pacman that is. I still can recall the buttons, motions and colors of these games, the way the circle spun under my hand in Centipede and the quick movement of the stick in Frogger. No matter if I was dodging spiders, that is what those things in Centipede were right, or cars the purpose of the game was clear-dodge to stay alive. Keep your eyes on your surroundings, have quick reflexes and be ready for what was coming next. So who knew that these games were actual trainings for motherhood?
Pushing a single stroller was hard. Pushing a double stroller is harder and pushing a triple is almost impossible, but you do what you have to to survive. You weave in and out of traffic, you run for your life as the "Walk" light on Long Beach Road tells you exactly how many seconds you have before you can no longer cross (talk about being 8 months pregnant and pushing a single stroller across this road in 11 seconds! STRESS!), inch your way over to the far end of the sidewalk to let bicyclists and other stroller moms by, start and stop up grocery (forget about even attempting Associated Market) isles, hating the displays that stop your flow and cause you to back out of the isle, back your way in and out of store doors (who knew your butt could be put to such a good use)and pushing, heaving and pulling your baby, or babies, over tree lifted sidewalk bumps and in and out of your personal cargo.
Playing Frogger could not only be seen as a tool to enhance these skills, but a mom forte that should be played and studied by all during those nine long months of pregnancy. Driving in Long Island might be dangerous, but strolling your child should be covered under special insurance. That's right, here comes the cheese, it should be called 'Froggerfied.' Haha.

I remember the first time my friend came over to go for a walk. She helped me