Sunday, July 22, 2012

You know you're a mom when....

This is a common trend among blogs, but it's because it's fun and true. 


You know you're a mom when: 

  1. You have hard-core wrestled a toddler to the ground to administer cute little pigtails
  2. You spend more time talking to friends on Facebook, than you do in real life.
  3. 1/2 or more of your FB status updates involve cute things your kids have done/said 
  4. You have a blog that's content is at least 50% stories of your children. 
  5. You can read a variety of children's books to your kids without looking at them. (strictly from memory)
  6. Your idea of a vacation is to go grocery shopping by yourself. 
  7. One of the most common phrases shared between you and your friends/acquaintances is "We should hang out some time" 
  8. "Hittin' the town" likely involves taking the kids to the park
  9. Priorities in your choice in clothing alter toward comfort over style. 
  10. You use "baby talk" phrases in your house. 
  11.  You find yourself singing children's songs in public places
  12. You have or have considered having a pet that you hate for the sake of your kids. 
  13. You've played in a sandbox, as an adult. 
  14. There is at least one children's movie that you can quote and sing along with (even when it's not playing)
  15. You have more fun in the children's section of the dept. store than in the adults
  16. You have no idea what size you wear
  17. Mots of your pants are "stretchy" (ie yoga pants)
  18. You want more children every 2 years or so, without fail... or reason... ;) 
  19. Silence is a precious commodity
  20. Taking a nap seems glamours
  21. Eating, during the day, is a bit of a chore
  22. You can type reasonable efficiently one-handed 
  23. You're "post pregnancy" belly demands a one-piece swimsuit
  24. You take your camera everywhere you go
  25. You always have a "pony-tail holder" around your wrist. 
  26. You have a stroller in your car
  27. You know that you probably stink, but leave the house anyway, with a spritz of perfume
  28. Have come home from a store or other public place only to realize that you spent the day with spit-up or like fluids plastered on your sleeve.
  29. You've "leaked" in public
  30. You can describe the unique sensation of "milk dropping"
  31. Your boobs have been twice the size of what God originally gave ya.
  32. You've read articles about making your kiddos sleep better.
  33. You save your major housecleaning for guests
  34. You prefer to wear your jeans a few times before washing them, to save on laundry, and COMFORT. 
  35. You have ever tucked your stomach into your pants
  36. You spend more time sitting on the floor than on furniture. 
  37. You have a house full of organic or "alternative" snacks (ie veggie chips)
  38. You cut coupons
  39. You know the cheapest places in town to by second-hand kids clothes. 
  40. You take garbage bags full of clothes to your friends houses. 
  41. You enjoy baby showers
  42. You spend all year planning Christmas presents and Birthday Parties
  43. You spend your summer planning around your friend's kid's bday parties
  44. You spend more time bathing others than taking a bath yourself. 
  45. You've said the phrase  "Because I said so!!!" 

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