This is a new little installment that I'll periodically write about various subjects. Today, it's about being a mommy because that issue is front and center in my life right now!
Top Ten things you never did or thought you would do before you were a mommy:
10. Have the theme song to a random cartoon stuck in your head for days on end (and I'm not talking a mainstream "Dora" or "Diego" theme song...think "Roary the Racecar" that only has two lines to the entire song repeated over and over and over)
9. Assure a child that everything is going to be okay while he/she is throwing up all over himself/yourself/the bed while really you just want to run screaming or holding your hand to your mouth in the other direction so you don't get the dry heaves.
8. Give in (albeit rarely) at some point and just give them a piece of candy or toy so they will stop whining/fussing/throwing a fit.
7. Argue with your child over which cartoon to watch because you like a certain one better than the one he/she wants to watch.
6. Go to bed at 9:00 not because you are tired, but in self defense because you know they will be up at the crack of dawn or earlier the next morning.
5. Explain that "no, we do not drop our pants just anywhere or anytime we are outside just because we have to go to the bathroom...especially right outside the reptile exhibit at the zoo. Wait until we find a bathroom"
4. You come to hate being sick not because of the being sick and feeling awful part, but because you know when you finally feel better, there is an entire house and family that needs cleaning up and organizing after being left to itself/themselves while you were sick.
3. Driving in the car by yourself and listening to whatever kind of music you want is the highlight of your week.
2. You point out every firetruck/ice cream truck/ ambulance/ police car you see while driving...even when there are no children in the car with you.
1. You actually have the desire to buy and drive a MINIVAN.
love it!
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