Having been a mother for 16+ years, I have done and said a lot of weird things. Things I never could of imagined doing before I became a mother, like smelling my kids' butts when they were babies to see if they pooped. I mean Who Does That?!
Only A Mother Would ~
*Pick her child's boogers.
*Take a drink with their child's "floaties" in it.
*Chew their children's already chewed gum.
*Clean up puke and then sit down and eat dinner.
*Talk about poop (consistency, color, smell) all while eating a meal.
*Cross her legs when she sneezes, coughs, or laughs. (Come on you know what I mean!!!)
*Smell nasty bottles or sippy cups to see just how old they are.
*Debate whether their kids poopy underpants is just nasty enough to throw away or try to save.
*Stick their fingers in their kids diapers to check for poop.
*Lick their thumbs and wipe food or dirt off their kids faces.
*Spit in their hands to smooth down their child's cowlicks.
*Ooooh and Aaaah over every little scribble.
*Sing silly songs in public restrooms to get their child to go potty.
*Walk straight into the men's restrooms, without a second thought, so their little boys can pee in the urinal - cause the kid thinks it's a cool, big boy thing to do.
*Say "Don't lick the dog....your sister....your brother!".
*Catch vomit in her hands.
*Memorize all the words to their child's favorite cartoon theme song.
*Enjoy listening to their children's favorite songs, even when their child isn't in the room.
*Make up stories about what may of happened to their child's favorite hamster (who probably ended up as cat food).
*Think nothing of spending hours in the car, taking their children to their activities.
*Think nothing of "saying a few words" about the pet fish they have to flush.
*Drive 3 hours round trip, out of the way, to retrieve a "lovey" that was left behind.
*Say "We pee in the potty, not in the toy box."
*Say "Don't brush the dog's teeth with your brother's toothbrush!".
*Count out the exact number of each m&ms, chicken nuggets, fries, etc. just so you don't have to listen to your kids fight over who got more of what.
*Let her kids spit out gum or candy in her hands when their kid decides they don't like it.
Feel free to add your own to the list......
Oh no! Someone peed in the the boy box. You are a good mom! SITS hello.
ReplyDeleteExcept for the boy things, I have done most of these. The other day Mike threw up at the table, and I just sat there and continued eating while he cleaned it up and I thought to myself, I have really become a mother now.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! The "oohs and aahs over every little scribble" made me laugh, because at this very moment, I have 4 pieces of paper with very rudimentary crayon scratches from my 14-month-old daughter taped to the fridge!
ReplyDelete~Elizabeth
http://confessionsfromaworkingmom.blogspot.com
So true!
ReplyDeleteRight now, I find myself saying, "Pee in the potty, not off the third floor deck!" several times a day.
Even though Leo is only 6 months, I find myself doing things that I would have NEVER done before. The "diaper sniff test" is a certain one. I also can't help but laugh when Leo burps after dinner and all I can smell is the peas/vegetables that he ate. EW. I look forward to all of the new Mommy experiences that I get to have as he grows older.
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