Wednesday, May 12, 2010

You Know You're A Mom When

  • you put your drink on top of the fridge so that no one spills it, drinks it, or puts something unwanted into it
  • you can understand any barley speaking, nuk sucking, whining, tantrum-ing toddler
  • you are fluent in baby sign language
  • you cut sandwiches into 1/4 inch squares
  • you have a 4 foot tall pile of laundry that is nothing but sports uniforms
  • you have equipment for 3-5 different sports in your van at all times
  • your small car is a mini-van
  • having 3 kids in 3 different activities at overlapping times on any given night seems normal
  • you keep a cooler and pantry box in your van
  • you have diapers, cars, dolls, stickers and rocks in your purse
  • there are stickers on your back side
  • your breakfast consists of the uneaten halves of 3 different pop tarts that everyone else decided they didn't like after eating the other 1 1/2 out of the bag
  • your water softener runs daily because your dishwasher and wash machine each run at least twice daily
  • there is first aid kit on each floor of the house and in each vehicle
  • you visit the ER on a regular basis
  • you hear yelling or fighting and you only open the door a crack to ask, "everything okay?" then close it again
  • you can type with a toddler sitting on your lap eating cookies and drinking his mook
  • you can change even the most nasty exploded diapers in under 10 minutes with a minimal number of wipes
  • you wear out the knees in your jeans from crawling on the floor with your kids and their toys
  • you wake up with more than 2 people in your bed and most of them are under 4 feet tall
  • the most common thing you say is no touching, no hitting or no anything
  • the next most common thing you say is I love you
  • cheese is square and freakishly plastic
  • veggies are served with ketchup
  • your bath tub is full of buckets, cups, cars, boats, people and rubber duckies
  • there are nearly 3000 shoes in your house, but only about 3 actual pairs and only one of those is yours
  • you haven't watched prime time TV in decades but know every animated character and bad tween sit com actor

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love your list. you gave me a good laugh this morning.

Jen said...

Thanks Elise. I'm betting I'll be thinking of more soon.