You Know You’re a Mom When
I was tagged for this meme by Diapers and Dragons - 13 signs that you are a mom.
You know you’re a mom when…
1. You no longer think it’s irritating that people show off pictures of their kids. (Look! Look! They’re so cute, aren’t they!)
2. You bring a camera with you to take pictures of someone getting their hair cut. (Smile for mommy! Smile! Yes! That was perfect, could you cut his bangs again?)
3. You give your friends the arched eyebrow for cussing. (Dude, would you mind not talking like that when my kids are around?)
4. You start to sympathize with Halle Berry’s character in Losing Isaiah.
5. People assume you watch Oprah.
6. You know that mops are more than just a cleaning supply.
7. The phrase “I couldn’t get a babysitter” and “I just don’t want to pay for a babysitter” no longer sound like lame excuses.
8. A night out is a bottle of wine and reheated leftovers after the kids are in bed.
9. You suddenly develop a fear of hard candy, marbles, electric outlets, and cabinets without safety locks. (or is that just me and my paranoia?)
10. Your precious dog that you used to walk all the time and feed only the finest butcher cut steak is suddenly “We need to pick up Ol Roy for that dog tearing up the couch.”
Ol Roy? Oh, heeeeeeell no.
11. As you think back to the playgrounds of your youth, you CAN’T BELIEVE your parents let you play on those life-threatening things (The wooden swings with splinters? The hot metal slide that seared your flesh? Anyone?) AND without supervision!
12. Airplane rides. Whole new experience.
13. You know perfectly well that five minutes of silence is not a reason to relax.
Read other lists of thirteen here.
