I read this in a parenting magazine the other day and it made me laugh. Although I think it could apply to all moms not just "new-moms"!
"Ever think that you should be given a medal just for getting through a day? So do we. If any five of the statements below apply to you, you deserve something engraved."
1. You did not scream " Are you out of your mind!?!? when you childless friend asked if you'd read that newspaper article on the national debt.
2. There is not one Cheerio on the floor of your home. (well not that you know of)
3. You have a complete change of clean clothes on today, socks and underwear included.
4. You did not scream " Are you out of your mind!?!? when your husband asked when you might start cooking again.
5. You managed to laugh when your baby threw up in the supermarket checkout line.
6. You have tissues, toliet paper, paper towels and dipaers in your home at the same time.
7. You have no visible roots.
8. Your baby watched only one video (twice) today.
9. One person in your home has their hair brushed.
10. You smiled reassuringly (okay: you didn't cry) when the baby dropped your cell phone into the toilet. (this really happened to me last month! )
11. You haven't mixed up your kids names once today.
12. You Shaved!
13. Choose one of the following. ( If you choose two, you are a saint and therefore overqualified for this award.)
a. There is a bowl of fresh fruit on your countertop.
b. You have stuffed yourself into your pre-baby jeans and worn them for at least an hour without fainting.
c. You have not stepped on a binky, spit-up, or anything sticky today.
d. You and your children have napped at the same time. ( If so please write and tell us how you accomplished this.)
1 comment:
I LOVE THAT!!! I am a mother of three and WOW, what a changed life we lead!! My main goal each day is for my girls (ages 4,3&1) to nap simultaneously for more than twenty minutes. They sleep in the same room - this ought to be an item for world records - I sometimes accomplish this (sometimes) by rubing their backs each in turn while we listen to the radio & disciplining them when they fail to lay down quietly while they wait for their turn.
Well, I am sure we will think back on these crazy days rather whistfully in twenty years or so.
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