Mom Confessions
- April 15, 2011
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Motherhood is so chaotic. Sometimes I feel like I’m hanging in there and doing an all right job. But at some point during your parenting journey you think, “This is impossible, how does so-and-so keep it together?” “How do they do it and keep their sanity.”
Now that I’m a more seasoned parent, I have asked several other moms (about 23 to be exact) about their confessions of a new mom. Things I wish I knew when I was struggling.
I hope this list brings you both humor, and a sigh of relief that you are not the only one!
- 1. When my son was 12 months, he was so adept at removing his clothes and diaper I would find him finger painting with poop more days than not. During nap time (the most likely for his painting episode) I put his diaper on backwards so he couldn’t reach the velcro and I once duct taped it on.
- 2. I was so tired when my daughter was a newborn that I accidentally poured expressed breast milk into my husband’s coffee. I never did tell him.
- 3. I ran to the grocery store to pick up some emergency diapers, I was so happy to be out by myself for a moment that I took my time. I ran into an old friend who then pointed out the HUGE spit up stain on the back of my shirt. I didn’t even know it was there! I became so upset and embarrassed that my breasts started leaking. Thank goodness I had breast pads on!
- 4. I am not ashamed to admit I often bribe my 5 year old. Sometimes with candy, other times with small toys. Bribery nearly guarantees good behavior.
- 5. 17 out of 23 moms admitted to dropping their kids, or to the fact that they rolled off the bed or diaper changer. Some said they considered it “Good Luck.”
- 6. All 23 said that they let their kids cry for a few minutes in their cribs in the hope that they go back to sleep.
- 7. A few admitted that they let their kids play in their cribs in the morning while they take a shower.
- 8. My 20 month old son had a period when he would poop at least 6 times a day. I remember once I was so tired of changing his “man poops” that I let it sit for about 15 minutes so that daddy would find it.
- 9. I got in the car with some adults for a moms night out, I was so used to having no one but the kids in the car I actually said, “Hold on, here we gooo! Vrooooom!”
- 10. I occasionally still talk to my husband as if he is three. Sometimes he’s acting like it, and others not so much.
- 11. I’ve gone somewhere without my kids and listened to their CD the whole way, singing along, not even realizing what I was doing.
- 12. I’ve had toy envy of my kids toys.
- 13. All 23 said that they occasionally have days where they allow their kids to watch TV all day long.
- 14. Everyone said that they occasionally feel like they have lost control and are going insane.
- 15. 5 think they are already insane.
- 16. 16 said they have told people that their kids are sick to get out of going somewhere.
- 17. All moms said parenting is the best job ever.
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