A couple of weeks ago, Stacy Julian (I’m a huge fan of hers) published this fun blog post. I was so inspired when I read it.
I’m impressed that I only doubled Stacy on one item … the band aids. Buying decorative band aids for a kid is like giving them a million bucks!
I’d love to challenge any parent to take on this list. I’ve written mine from the age that my kids are now … I could do another 22 things about when they were infants. It could be an awesome baby shower game!
22 THINGS THAT I’VE LEARNED AS A MOTHER
- It doesn’t matter what time we get up, get in the shower, or begin the process of getting out the door. We will leave at least 5 minutes later than planned.
- Little boy fingernails can get dirt under them within 10 minutes of getting out of the bath without ever going any place where there is dirt.
- Never ask my kids €œWhere do you want to eat? € unless you’re ready to go to McDonald’s. That will always, 100% of the time, be their choice.
- When a parent is needed during the night because of a bad dream, illness or other fears abound, my kids will always choose “mom” and let dad sleep.
- Buying a couch the color of dirt was the smartest thing we’ve ever done.
- If there is a mirror within a 200 foot radius, Piper Click will find it.
- God heals skin covered with a cartoon character band-aid 10 times faster than with the regular kind.
- Zout and A&D Ointment are a mother’s best friend.
- Being good at Wii Sports automatically qualifies you to be at the same level as an Olympic athlete in a six year old’s eyes.
- If you ever want to find out what you sound like on the telephone, listen to your five year old daughter on a pretend Disney cell phone. That’s how you speak and the tone that you use.
- Scooby Doo, The Flintstones and The Smurf’s are as funny to children today as they were 25 years ago.
- It is impossible to put a speaking child to bed and leave the room without them needing to tell you one more thing.
- About 4 weeks before a season is set to end, my children will change sizes making it necessary to buy a wardrobe that will only get about 10% wear and won’t fit by the time said-season rolls around again.
- There are certain things only Daddy can do right (glue toys back together, mow the yard, make spaghetti) and things that only Mommy can do (take out hair bands, say €œnight night € prayers, brush hair).
- Listening to kids sing pop songs and hearing the lyrics that come out of their mouths is hysterical. For example, €œThat’s just my baby’s daddy. € turns into €œWho let my baby dance? €
- A laundry basket boat in the middle of a tile kitchen floor is sometimes the only place safe from alligators.
- Collections are a big deal. I gave birth to a feather collector, sticker collector x 2, Barbie collector, and a Nerd box collector. Look for these children on a future episode of Hoarders.
- How a child organizes their Halloween candy can tell you a lot about their personality.
- Pee, in the bathroom that a little boy uses, will end up in spaces you never knew existed.
- Watching the expression on a child’s face when they are able to truly read a book for the first time is completely magical.
- Kids will pretend to be anything … animals, grown ups, inanimate objects … it doesn’t seem one bit weird to them.
- Being small gives kids a totally different view of the world. What a multitude of beautiful details I’ve missed being just 18 inches taller.
What have you learned since you’ve become a mother? If you take the challenge, post your link in the comment section. I’d love to hear your thoughts!
