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9. You are unable to use the bathroom alone for any extended period of time. For some reason, even going #1 by yourself is considered a luxury.
8. Time never went faster in your life. You find yourself always looking for more of it, but that is the impossible, especially when it comes to getting yourself ready and getting those kids ready, too.
7. You suddenly don’t have any use for your alarm clock. You have children. Remember?
6. You no longer can eat a full meal at dinner time without a single interruption. If you can, please let me know the fairy dust you sprinkle in your house because I would like to purchase.
5. You have become accustom to solving little mysteries, finding small lost toys hidden under the couch, and creating exciting ways to make vegetables more appealing. These are usually daily occurrences.
4. You love when the grandparents visit, or anyone that will pay attention to your child for that matter, because this means that you’ll have a break for more than five minutes.
3. Wiping has a whole new meaning in your life. You have become a pro at wiping table tops, counters, toilets, noses, faces, hands, and behinds. There is not a single thing in this world that you have not wiped.
2. When your child hurts, it breaks your heart more than any kind of “pain” you have endured.
1. You have never loved anything more in your life before. Ever.
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Those are all so true! I must be a Theta Mom. Another great post from a great gal. Hope your week is great!
Oh I love this…..thanks for sharing. Nice way for me to wake up this morning.
Hmmmmmm, how about you discovered a new war tactic that could cripple a nation….stepping on Legos in the dark?
Have a great week!
Great list! So what are your creative ways of getting your kids to eat their veggies?
How about adding you can go on little or no sleep for days on end?
Great list! SO with you on the grandparents' visits…
Wish they live closer instead of across oceans!
You've figured out how to get them to eat vegetables? Now *that's* a fairy dust I'd kill for!
Thanks for the morning smile
Yep! I couldn't agree more with those!
I'm always giving G.I. Joe a hard time because he'll spend sooooo long in the bathroom. Seems a bit unfair when I can't even pee alone!
Oooh, you hit every nail right on the head! Let's hijack that fairy and we'll share the booty! LOL.
oh yes, I don't think I;ve used the alarm clock in five years!
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YES! I loved this post! Bang on, mama! I'm so with you on every single one of these! I guess I'm a Theta Mom, too!
You hit it right on the nose! I haven't used an alarm clock since ummmm 1998 probably, lol. But I'm feeling just like you, wouldn't change it for the world!
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If I can go to the bathroom in peace it is awesome. Toys are every place you look.
Too funny! I can so relate to all of those!
Great list! You will find that some of those things will change as the kiddos age. Teens give a whole new meaning to motherhood – yes, you can be in the bathrooom alone IF they EVER get out of it.
I must be a Theta Mom then!
I have resorted to going to the bathroom with Sophia sitting on my lap! It's the only way I can stay in there for at least a minute!
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LOL on number 3!
No. 6 I can do! We eat after he's gone to bed! But this is something I want to change but still haven't figured out how to get home and get dinner on the table by a suitable hour so that he's not eating right before bed… Difficult stuff.
Great List and all soooo true!! Especially the wiping one. I think my fingers are permanently pruned for life from all the soap and water and wipes!
I'm also one of those sickening mums that sets her alarm clock for 30 minutes before my Son usually wakes up so I can be all bright eyed and bushy tailed for him…
And have a cup of tea in the only peace I'll know for the rest of the day…
It's official – I'm a Theta Mom! Great post.
I must be a Theta Mom! So true
Oh, yes! Love the list!
I'm in trouble with play-doh thing
today..:)
What a great post! They are sooo true. I am defiantly a Theta Mom.
So true! Seriously, I haven't used an alarm clock in years!
This is exactly right! Did you come up with this awesome list?? I love it! : )
cute post! i have working with children for the last 5 years and i know the nightmare of playdoh!
I love that post. And I am a theta mom! Think how long this list actually could be! I really like 9 and 10.
Great list! I love it. I am so a Theta Mom.
PlayDoh was invented by someone who doesn't know what it's like to clean up after it. LOL.
The first one is my favorite.
Couldn't have formulated a better list that epitomises motherhood. Loved it.
Oh my! Do we live in the same house? All of these points are exactly true for me. I don't think I've had a private bathroom break at home in nearly 5 years! And even if someone's not trying to get in or is already in, I'm yelling to them that I'll be right there! Whew!
And really. What the heck is PlayDo anyway? Terrible stuff if you ask me.
omgosh..lol..love this post..it's so familiar:)and I agree with the bathroom breaks..3 nods at the wipes:)luuv it:)
So true. So true. It's nice to see it in writing just to justify how crazy it is! Thanks
Sometimes it scares me how much I love my kids. I don't think I'm capable of surviving without them.
Great list! Per #5, I have been trying to find a keychain with a pig on it that oinks and lights up when you squeeze it
My oldest boy got it for his birthday and he wants to put it on his backpack for school (I am sure the teacher will really appreciate it). Day number two and no sign of piggy.
Oh yes, I love this list, everything is so dead on! Each time I got to the next I would say yep , omg yes, yes yes yes. Great post!
Yep, I'm a theta mom! Love it.
LOL I don't think I have used an alarm clock in aobut 10 years!
cool post..every single item on the list is so right on point..the exasperating, frustrating yet the most wonderful job in the whole world..it's an awesome feeling..being a theta mom
LOL Loved this list!
I am so a Theta Mom!!! LOL
Theta Mom here too! The grandparents are coming this Saturday. My husband and I get our first date night since February!
I am SO a Theta Mom! And have been for over 18 years now. (Wow.)
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Great list! All so true. I had to LOL at #7. I tell this to people all the time.
Number 8 and 1 especially for me right now. My kids are older (10 and
so the interruptions have gotten less frequent. It does get easier…)
So true! I think I've been forced to wipe more things than I'd like to admit.
Ditto #7 – haven't used my alarm clock in 3 years or so. And I work out of the home too!
Awesome and very accurate list.
I love it!
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Ah yes, there's nothing like solving those mysteries, LOL!
I love this list — so very true!!