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Monday Top Ten ~ Things You Said You'd Never do if You Were a Parent:

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10. Bribe your child - if it hasn’t happened yet, it will…
9. Lose patience with your kid in public.
8. Give your kid junk food.
7. Use ‘time outs’ or a ‘naughty chair’
6. Do nothing while your child throws a tantrum (after all sometimes there’s nothing you can do!)
5. Use ‘bad’ language in front of your child… sometimes it just slips out.
4. Laugh at your child’s tantrum. Come on, when they’re freaking out that they can’t wear their underwear and galoshes to the grocery store it’s kinda funny.
3. Take note of embarassing stories regarding your child (or children) to recite to future boyfriends/girlfriends, passers-by. read more »
Monday Top Ten ~ You know he's a daddy if:

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10. He has Cheerios/dry cereal in his pockets.
9. He knows the importance of getting a child to a potty in a timely fashion.
8. He accurately guesses the age of a baby and/or toddler that is not his own.
7. He knows that a pregnant woman doesn’t mind a door being held open for her.
6. He will hand over his shopping cart to the pregnant lady waiting patiently next to him.
5. His grocery cart has tell tale signs like: diapers, tampons and or baby whipes, baby food, etc.
4. He waits patiently - whether your trying to pack your kids into the car quick to give up your parking spot or in line at a store attempting to pay, the guy that’s understanding is probably a daddy. read more »
Monday Top Ten: You Know You're a Mom When...

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10. You hear a kid throwing a tantrum and you think, “That poor mom.” instead of, “She should _____” fill in the blank with inexperienced suggestion.
9. You see a mom with 6 well-behaved kids walking down the sidewalk and you think, “She’s some kind of Super hero.”
8. There’s food stains on your shirt from food someone else ate.
7. You’ve found yourself holding pants with pee-pee in them in one hand and your beverage in the other.
6. You can interpret the sound of a baby crying, “Wahhh” now has meaning.
5. There’s a ‘To Do’ list that only gets longer.
4. There’s a ‘Honey Do’ list that only gets longer. read more »
Monday Mama Top Ten ~ You know you're a mom when:

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10.) You correct someone because they’ve referred to a Children’s Show character incorrectly. As in, “No, Rosita is the blue monster and Zoe is the orange one.”
9.) You spend more time folding tiny clothes then you do wearing them.
8.) Your high heels are tucked away for those rare occasions you wont be chasing after a kid.
7.) You’ve found and removed floam, playdough and/or other childs toy items on you while showering.
6.) Your child’s food preferences have replaced other useful information that you swear your brain used to hold.
5.) While in public you’ve asked where the ‘potty’ is - for yourself.
4.) You know how to spot lead painted toys at 10 yards away.
3.) You know how to make playdough
2.) You know what non-toy items can be used as a toy in a desperate situation.
1.) You have been bored by the conversations of childless people.

