Motherhood

In honor of my mother and now that I "get it"-- the following is the absolute truth.......

You're Really a Mom When……

    •    You count the number of sprinkles on each kid's cupcake to make sure they are equal.

    •    You want to take out a contract on the kid who broke your child's favorite toy and made him cry.

    •    You have time to shave only one leg at a time.

    •    You hide in the bathroom to be alone.

    •    Your child throws up and you catch it.

    •    Someone else's kid throws up at a party and you keep eating.

    •    You consider finger paint to be a controlled substance.

    •    You mastered the art of placing food on a plate without anything touching.

    •    Your child insists that you read "Once Upon a Potty" out loud in the lobby of the doctor's office and you do it.

    •    You fast-forward through the scene when the hunter shoots Bambi's mother.

    •    You obsess when your child clings to you upon parting during his first month at school, then you obsess when he skips in without looking back.

    •    You can't bear to give away baby clothes--it's so final.

    •    You hear your mother's voice coming out of your mouth when you say, "Not in your good clothes."

    •    You stop criticizing the way your mother raised you.

    •    You read that the average-five-year old asks 437 questions a day and feel proud that your kid is "above average."

Photo above at Early Exploration's preschool graduation