The Lust List: A catalogue of mommy crushes

Steve from Blue's Clues

I was talking to another mom friend the other day and we got onto the topic of mommy crushes.  These are the crushes that we mommies are prone to developing now that we have kids.  There are, of course, all the usual suspects that we had before we became mothers, like Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp.  Those crushes all remain in tact.  What has changed are the new crushes, the ones unique to being a mom.

1.  The Men of Blue's Clues, and other children's television hotties

Before I had my own child, I had read about moms developing crushes on Steve, the human friend of Blue the cartoon dog, but I didn't really get it.  Sailor Mur, a stay at home mom and freelance writer, admitted to such a crush.  "I have a dirty dirty crush on the host of Blue's Clues," she laments.  Me, I don't have a "dirty dirty crush" on Steve, but I do have a naughty naughty crush on his cousin, Joe.

Blue's Clues has had two hosts, Steve and Joe.  It turns out that many moms feel very strongly about which one is the hottest.  As I said, I am personally partial to the new guy, Joe (played by Donovan Patton), but there is a large group of moms very loyal to the orignal host, Steve Burns.  Sailor even admits to a drunken discussion with another mom friend over which was the hotter host.  It was a split decision. 

It makes sense, I guess.  You see these guys pretty often if your kids watch any tv.  You feel like you start to know them, plus, you can tell they love kids, and you start to think they would love your kids, and then you start to think they would love you!  Moms have admitted to lots and lots of crushes on Steve, but also the Kratt brothers from Zoboomafoo,  and even the Blue Wiggle.  If you are a mom at home with a kid watching educational shows, don't feel bad if you start looking at the host and wondering what he would be like in bed.  It happens to the best of us.  Sometimes repeatedly.

Oh, and don't think the dads aren't in on this, too.  Apparently, there is a pretty cute pink Doodlebop that gets some of the daddies in the mood.

2.  Actors with kids

This one is sort of an extension of the original crushes we had pre-kids.  Actors are obviously crush-worthy, but when you see them out with their kids, look out!  That makes them so much hotter!  When I see Jason Bateman with his daughter Francesca or Ben Affleck with little Iris, or Brad Pitt with his child (fill-in-the-blank), I can't help but feel a little more in lust with them.  Being hot is one thing.  Being a hot dad is way hotter.  Which leads us to...

3.  Daddy crushes

This is a variation on the "actors with kids" category.  This is the crush you get on that cute dad that brings his kid to your child's preschool class.  You see each other only briefly, making small talk as you tug at little coat sleeves and while trying to sign permission slips.  Again, it is just that "dad thing" making a guy hotter than he was before.  Add to that having very limited contact with other adults, and you may find yourself vulnerable to the 'daddy crush'.  These may not be the guys you would have found hot before you had kids, but now that you're a mom, perhaps you are more forgiving of the bags under the eyes and the barely brushed hair.  And a little flirting with a real human can be fun, especially since you know there is no chance you will be having a rendevous in the snack room.  If it inspires you to change out of sweat pants and swipe on a little tinted chapstick, that's a good thing, right?

4.  The vampires and werewolves of Twilight

I would be remiss if I didn't give a shout out to all the Twilight Moms out there that are part of their own little lust-filled world.  They love Edward, the good vampire, and James, the bad vampire.  They love Jacob, the werewolf.  Turn it all into a movie with Robert Pattinson, and you have some seriously crush-filled mamas!