You know you're a mom when...
- you look forward to the day when you can go to the bathroom without someone barging in or banging on the door.
- you have to limit the number of times chicken nuggets and french fries is served (mine is once/week).
- a successful meal is when at least one kid eats what you've prepared.
- a large portion of your DVR is taken up by PBS Kids shows.
- you wonder why your purse is so stinkin' heavy, and when you start digging you discover multiple boxes of raisins and packages of fruit snacks, several smashed granola bars, a stuffed Happy Meal toy, a shaker toy, a container of animal crackers, a complete diaper changing set and a half-full sippy cup of water.
- your laundry pile seems to grow bigger every time.
- you have to set the oven timer to remind yourself to go pick up your child from preschool (or anywhere else).
- your wake-up call is often a face inches from yours declaring, "Mommy, I think you need to get up and get me some bres-theck!"
- the most common topic of conversation is what letter a word starts with or what a word means or who is going to be the line leader.
- the standard policy of your household is to wash pots & pans both before and after use because the cupboards get emptied multiple times a day and you never know what they've been through. (See Exhibits A & B below)
- 75% of your dishwasher's contents are some form of colored plastic.
- no matter how cranky or difficult they were during the day, you don't want to move a sleeping child from your lap to their bed because you just want to bask in the beautiful "mommy moment". :o)
I would love to hear your additions to my list in the comments section!
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| Exhibit A |
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| Exhibit B |
3 comments:
When you refer to McDonald's as the Happy Meal Place in conversation.
When you talk about bodily functions in every day conversation.
When you answer "WHY?" 500 times a day. And 498 of your replies are "I really don't know. Really!"
When you look forward to the day you can sit down the entire meal without pouring more milk, cutting foods or blowing on dinner because it is hot.
When you can't be sure the location of all your shoes because wee ones keep wearing them.
When you can no longer talk on the phone without someone screaming in the background.
When you turn around a dozen times grocery shopping because you hear a kid shouting, "MOM!"
When you think going grocery shopping alone is a fun day out.
When you're not sure what you hear more of in the day...'Mom!" or "Why?" or "Look at me!"
When you can't decide if the smell of spit up is coming from your clothes or from your child???
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