You know you’re a mom when . . .
- . . . the freshly-used bath towel on the living room floor makes you nervous. It means there’s a naked kid out there somewhere!
- . . . you start to look outside to find the offending manure smell – then realize you are holding the bag of stinky diapers in your hand.
- . . . you’ve clipped forty toenails in 15 minutes – and finally admit it’s a rather disturbing job.
- . . . simple things make you smile – like hearing “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” being bellowed from the bathroom.
- . . . you barely bat an eye at finding slobber on your decorative picture in the living room. Explanation by 11-year-old = “we lick our darts before we shoot them because they stick better!” Logical reasoning at its best.
- . . . you can study the Sunday School lesson with one hand – while protecting yourself from the flying airplanes with the other hand.
- . . . strange things make you cry. Like the pile of soft baby hair lying on the floor – or seeing dimples in your rearview mirror. Or stepping on the scales one week after giving birth.
- . . . your most prized possessions consist of handwritten notes you find on your bed, under your bathroom door, or on your kitchen counter – that say “I love you” and have three exclamation points.
- . . . after a long, sleepless night you find yourself living for two things the next day: coffee and naptime.
- . . . your husband takes you on a date – and you find you don’t know what to do with your hands. There is no baby to hold, toddler to keep on his restaurant chair, or chicken to pick off the bone in itty-bitty pieces.
- . . . you know exactly how far your arm extends in either direction down the bench in church and can deliver thumps to little heads in quick succession.
- . . . you get a strange thrill out of displaying your “mommy powers” to the little boy who is sneaking up behind you by quietly saying “Go take out the trash”. Oh, yes. Watching their jaw drop is such fun! “How did you know I was there, Mom?!” We have our ways, son.
Now it’s your turn to finish this sentence.
You know you’re a mom when . . .
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Kim W says
You know you’re a mom when a suddenly quiet room makes you go looking for for the kid who is in to something he/she should not be.
Kendra says
Exactly!!
Sandra Miller says
When you finally relent in telling the boys they can cook, bake all they want and that you will clean up the kitchen!
Kendra says
Oh wow! Afraid I’m not there yet! 🙂
Kathy Sadlier says
This is so good!
Living In The Shoe says
Thanks, Kathy!
Denise says
It takes 45 minutes to get everyone ready and in the car for a simple trip to the grocer.
Kendra says
Oh yes! We didn’t even touch the grocery store! Quite a few “Mom Moments” in that place . . .
Michelle says
You can be making supper, talking on the phone, and giving a spelling test all at once.
Kendra says
With a baby on your hip besides, right?