Perhaps you read my helpful indicator for teachers earlier
this week. I am glad to report I’ve updated it with a few lines from Levi’s first grade teacher and her twin sister. They are the real deal. And they’re
hilarious too.
this week. I am glad to report I’ve updated it with a few lines from Levi’s first grade teacher and her twin sister. They are the real deal. And they’re
hilarious too.
Frankly, I have a more experience as a mom than a teacher.
So, just in case you’re so sleep deprived and harried, that you can’t remember
whether or not you’re a mom, I devised a simple indicator.
So, just in case you’re so sleep deprived and harried, that you can’t remember
whether or not you’re a mom, I devised a simple indicator.
You Might be a Mom…
1.
If your purse doubles as a trash can, you might
be a mom.
If your purse doubles as a trash can, you might
be a mom.
2.
If you carry baby wipes in your purse and
vehicle long after your babies are grown, you might be a mom.
If you carry baby wipes in your purse and
vehicle long after your babies are grown, you might be a mom.
3.
If the sight of a potty chair evokes strong
emotions of nostalgia, angst or the urge to yank down the pants of the nearest
toddler, you might be a mom.
If the sight of a potty chair evokes strong
emotions of nostalgia, angst or the urge to yank down the pants of the nearest
toddler, you might be a mom.
4.
If an extended hospitalization sounds like a
vacation, you might be a mom.
If an extended hospitalization sounds like a
vacation, you might be a mom.
5.
If you’ve ever been secretly relieved when a
strep-test came back positive-knowing you’d be headed home with a precious
bottle of antibiotics and all afflicted parties would be feeling better in 24
hours or less—you might be a mom.
If you’ve ever been secretly relieved when a
strep-test came back positive-knowing you’d be headed home with a precious
bottle of antibiotics and all afflicted parties would be feeling better in 24
hours or less—you might be a mom.
6.
If you have mixed emotions about the sound of
silence—alternately euphoria and dread—you might be a mom.
If you have mixed emotions about the sound of
silence—alternately euphoria and dread—you might be a mom.
7.
If jumping on the trampoline is no longer a “care
free” activity, you might be a mom.
If jumping on the trampoline is no longer a “care
free” activity, you might be a mom.
8.
If you were a blubbering puddle of tears 15
minutes into Toy Story 3, you might
be a mom.
If you were a blubbering puddle of tears 15
minutes into Toy Story 3, you might
be a mom.
9.
If you can leap from the front seat of your
mini-van to the third row in a single bound and make a diving catch in order to
rescue the upholstery from your carsick child, you might be a mom.
If you can leap from the front seat of your
mini-van to the third row in a single bound and make a diving catch in order to
rescue the upholstery from your carsick child, you might be a mom.
10.
If you’ve ever used your food processor in the
garage during your child’s nap time to keep from waking him with the
ear-splitting, vegetable-chopping noises, you might be a mom.
If you’ve ever used your food processor in the
garage during your child’s nap time to keep from waking him with the
ear-splitting, vegetable-chopping noises, you might be a mom.
Your turn…
Happy Mother’s Day, Mamas!
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