Dethroned on Twitter

While having coffee this morning, I scrolled through Twitter as part of my wake-up routine. I noted that New York City was being blasted by a snow storm. I wanted to be there, not because of the snow, but to attend the SCBWI winter conference.

I also learned that today is National Pizza Day. I have to get a better calendar so I’ll know ahead of time about these great holidays. My family may not understand my lack of planning when I serve fried chicken tonight instead of pizza.

My half-awake eyes almost missed the most startling tweet of all. I scrolled back up to see if I might have misread it as it whizzed past. There it was. “The contest is over” tweeted a blogger I follow. She announced she was now ‘Best Mom Ever’. Her six-year-old son had bestowed her with the honor. I was shaken. You see, that was my title.

I was honored as ‘Best Mom Ever’ by my son the year I made a Minecraft birthday cake for him. I thought the award was permanent. I now realize other moms can do something worthy of winning the title.

I have to relinquish my crown to another mom.