A NECESSITY

Editor's note: before we get started I just want to make it very clear, regardless of how it may sound I DO NOT, under any circumstances, condone drinking and driving. Not. At. All.

Thank you, and now we shall proceed :)
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There are some things, in the world of being a mommy (or parent in general) that is just necessary. One of those things is the to-go cup, also known as 'TGC', 'Roadie', 'Mommy Coffee'... you get it. The TGC, I have found is more common than you think. Or, at least, more common than I ever thought!

Ahhh, I remember my first TGC like it was yesterday. I had headed over to my girlfriend's house to pick her up for a little outing. I was very recently separated (story for another time) and must have looked like I needed a drink in a bad way because my girlfriend, (also known as 'sister saint of the mimosas') opened her door, took one look at me and said, 'Ooh, looks like you could use a to-go cup.'

'A to-go cup? For what? Will we be eating sunflower seeds and need a place to spit the shells?' I had never heard of such a thing, unless it came out of a little window at a drive-thru coffee stand. She nodded her head, as if confirming her own statement, pulled out a bag and started packing.

So once we got to our destination, I parked the car and she pulled out two bright red keg cups. You know the ones. Come on, I know you do. The ones that come in the wide color variety of blue or red. The ones typically filled with beer or some other alcoholic beverage. Does anyone fill them with anything else? And why is that?

So she pulled out these cups and a bottle of wine. A bottle of wine! Then she opened the wine and filled the cups with wine. Wine! I am trying to explain to you how utterly flabbergasted I was that 'people actually do this' I had been rocked to the core for sure.

Keep in mind, at the time I was not nearly the seasoned mother (or person, I guess) that I am today; and I had never ever heard of drinking wine while shopping at the mall. But I loved it. And knew I would probably be good at it. And then I thought, 'why didn't I think of that?'

During this whole process, my dear friend, sister saint of the mimosas, continued on about how she couldn't believe I hadn't ever heard of the infamous to-go cup. She also proceeded to assure me that it had been around for centuries, soothing harried mothers around the world.

Nowadays, the TGC comes in many forms: eco-friendly reusable coffee cups, disposable coffee cups, water bottles, heck I have even seen the TGC 'disguised' as a sippy cup. Editor's note: if you use a sippy cup as your TGC, please ensure your child does not unknowingly take it from you, assuming it is his/her apple juice. 

And the purpose of the TGC? Why, making more fun (or less stress, at the very least) out of playdates, kid's birthday parties, trips to the park, trick-or-treating, shopping at the mall etc... you name it.

xoxo, Mae