"Wow, you are SuperMom!"

You've heard it before, or you've found yourself saying it to another Mom -- maybe one with more than one child, or one who seems to flow through the parenting river without so much as a stray strand of hair.

I finally decided to just throw in the towel and soak up the SuperMom comments. In fact, I went to the Tween section of Macy's, and raided the clearance rack of T-shirts, scoring a few gems.

Get superhero t-shirts for yourself and wear them in public, and a cape,or a bright purple wig, too, if you are the outgoing type. Takes the edge off the "You must be Supermom" comments. Why, yes, I am. You are, too.