Did you ever think before you were a parent the things you would NEVER do?
I would see moms out at stores with their children and think;
Oh I would never do that!
How could that mom talk to her children like that?
What is she wearing?
Well I have become THAT Mom who:
- Has kids that won’t sit in carts and run around the store like wild maniacs
- Keeps yelling at her boys, Little B get back here! Big A don’t touch that! Stop fighting! and sounds like a mom who can’t control her children
- Looks disheveled with her hair pulled back most days and wears no make-up
- Doesn’t get a shower everyday
- Has one child in her bed every night
- Stands over the sink while she eats
- Drinks anywhere from 3 – 4 cups of coffee a day to stay awake and keep up with the crazy kids
- Sneaks snacks into the car and tries to eat them quietly in fear that her children will hear her and want a bite – which usually means she has to hand the entire snack over
- Has a glass of wine every night
- Can not write one simple blog post {like this one} without being interrupted by SCREAMING kids
Now its your turn. Finish this statement;
I have become THAT Mom who:
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I told my daughter on Friday “Riley don’t grab Mommies booby”. Then I looked at my husband who was giggling like a school girl and told him “Shut up, there are a lot of things I never thought I’d say in this lifetime. You can stop laughing now.”
Seriously who says stuff like that?
Oh I guess it’s me!
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haha that is so true! I have said things I thought I would NEVER say and I am sure there are a lot more thing to come.
I have committed everyone of those crimes! I also hide treats in my room so I don’t have to share them with the kids. (I do have to vary the hiding spots. Kids are smart.)
This post made me laugh more than once:)
I have become that mom who:
*only gets to shower every few days
*wears no make up most days and stays in the same track pants
*has a baby sleeping in their bed
*doesnt make time to eat until 10pm
*counts down the minutes until husband gets home
I could go on! ♥
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I’m that mom who’s exactly like you. Life with two little boys is exasperating. I’ve become everything you said…. and I never wore flats!!! Wouldn’t be caught dead in them before I had kids. Now I spend my day wearing t shirts (I wore an X-mas one yesterday), jeans and sneakers (albeit cute designer ones). But still no excuse. My kids have taken over and I often ask myself where did I go (by that i mean where did the fun, well-groomed, fashionable woman I used to be escape off to leaving me here to deal with my two little monsters who I adore above all things).
In a nutshell, “I feel ya”.
Wow…So many of yours are mine too, especially not being able to make a blog post, or do anything for that matter, without being interrupted by crying kids. And going to the store with the kids is totally embarrassing for me too.
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I am that mom, too. And I’m also the mom who does these:
*The mom who forgets to shower until plants start wilting as I walk by.
*The mom who forgets to shave until her leg hair start catching in her jeans legs and she thinks she got bitten by a bug (seriously)
*The mom who doesn’t wear make up enough that it winds up going bad before she gets to wear it. (I am working on that now)
*The mom who falls asleep midsentence while talking to dad nearly every night.
*The mom who sniffs questionable laundry – including undies- to see if they’re clean or dirty.
*The mom who gets to town and realizes she’s wearing 2 different shoes.
*And the mom who blamed postpartum gas on the baby. (Yeah, I’m sure you guys NEVER did that.)
The list could go on…
OMG LOVE the laundry one! I do that too! LOL
I do the laundry sniff too! Isn’t that terrible?!
OMG…Every one of those is me! SO glad to see I’m not the only crazy mom out there, and used to roll my eyes at other parents before I had kids and wonder how they let them act that way. I have to say I’m blessed with fairly well behaved children, but they certainly have their moments several times a day.
Here’s one I NEVER thought would be me..
The mom who was letting her 2yr old drink from a bottle (oh the shame!) I remember years ago seeing an “older” boy with a bottle and thinking how horrible. Now I know why and how that can happen. thankfully I took away his bottle day after his 2nd b-day a couple weeks ago and we are bottle free! Woohoo!
Oh, yeah. And I’m the mom who:
Let the then-three-year-old color on the wall (just one) for a full four months once he’d started because it kept him quiet and they sell Kilz by the gallon.
Believes that a damp cloth and a spray of Febreeze is a reasonable alternative to laundry when there are no clean uniform pants.
Has been know to announce, “Mom’s going to go take a nap. Do not wake me up unless someone is bleeding A LOT or something’s on fire.”
I have become THAT mom who uses the TV as a babysitter. Hey, I don’t have extended family…I gotta use something to save my sanity!
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I’ve become that mom who let’s her baby cry it our. Last night, after already deciding b needed to CIO, I heard her crying on th monitor… And woke up only to check and see
if she was
okay…before turning the volume down.
I always thought I would never be that mom in the store either and while a lot of times my kids are ok since they are older, they have their moments.
I haven’t posted since Tuesday if it makes you feel any better
Shower??? What’s a shower?
Before I had my son I remember hearing moms talking about trying to find time to shower, do their make-up, etc. and I’d think “find time? You can’t be busy every second of the day.”
Now that I’m a mom I realize–oh yes, yes you can!!!
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I am many of your things…but I could add a few:
–I am the mom that does laundry and then uses the laundry basket as a dresser instead of putting clothes away.
–I am the mom that has snacks in my purse at all time so that I can at least try to avoid low sugar crankiness.
–I am the mom who looks forward to the week that my daughter is with her dad, but hates it by day 2 because I miss her more than anything!
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Forgot to mention earlier that I’m awarding you The Versatile Blogger award. Congrats! Just visit my post on it to collect your award.
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I am so there with you. I was so snappy with my kids yesterday, I could not even believe it.
I am that mom.
I sneak snacks.
I am exhausted every day. I yell at my kids.
I bribe them with promises of candy, trips to the park, new toys, etc…
I let them watch far too much tv(it’s a reliable babysitter) so I can get things done around the house or enjoy my own “quiet time.”
I am definitely “that mom.”
.-= Erin´s last blog ..I’m the Favorite Lady of the Week! (it’s not a joke, I swear!) =-.
I am that mom who is sitting here, unshowered, having just finished my lunch (that was eaten over the sink), since I didn’t have time to eat when we were at lunch, because I was too busy yelling, “Stay here! Don’t run off! Eat your lunch!”
I have a cousin who says to NEVER say, “I will never…” It will come back to bite you every time. I have probably done just about “I’ll never” that I have ever uttered…
That—-on a daily basis—–seriously considers ducktaping hands behind her back, throwing herself on the front porch and BEGGING someone to kidnap me—and I would offer to PAY THEM the ransom money just to stuff me in the trunk of their car for a week…or two.
Or..that mom that moves happy hour up about 4 hours…say…at LUNCH time
I could really go on and on…
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I’m that mom who feeds her daughter chicken nuggets for dinner almost every night.
And I was the pregnant woman who said “my child will eat what we eat”. Ha!
.-= Coma Girl´s last blog ..Mommy Management Monday – Enjoy the Moment =-.
I’m that sneaking snacks mom (although the snacks usually amount to my meal that was interrupted 5000 times!).
And I’m that mom that should be use to it by now but finds herself saying “Are you freakin’ kidding me?!” 100 times a day.
And I’m that mom that carries the baby into the store and puts him in the cart and doesn’t notice he doesn’t have shoes on. And then, when she does, she doesn’t care–what the heck, he’s in the cart. How dirty is the air they’re dangling in, anyway?
Does everything you listed above in addition to wiping my daughters face with spit, eating her leftovers and sometimes resorting to bribes.
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I always said that I’d never be the mom who had toys in her living room and dining room. I always wondered how parents could just have toys, like kitchen sets and ride on toys, just lying around their living spaces. Now, I totally get it!!
please, tina!!! every time i shower i feel like i have to be in “wife” modeand give him a lil somethin’ somethin’…and if i shave it’s a given!! i love the hot weather but i am so pissed bc now i HAVE to shave!!! and you see what i served for dinner monday night! haha i read every day how a glass of wine (or 3 they said!!!) a nght is good for your health! drink up! haha i nannied for 8+ years and i messed up plenty with their kids but i STILL messed my kids up! i say what my mom said…write a book! take me on oprah!…(luckily they can’t do that soon! haha) you are a wonderful mom who always looks gorgeous! no worries!!! xoxoox
This is so cute!
I used to hide a can of soda inside an empty box of butter (in the fridge) so none of the children could find it. Then I would *cough* when I opened it so they wouldn’t hear me. (smiles)
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I can relate to so many of those things too. That’s why having mommy friends is so important. We’re all in the same boat!
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