1. I still wear my special sexpot lipstick combination (NARS Dolce Vita and Chanel Pagoda Glossimer) when I visit the hot pediatrician.
2. I’ve completely stopped trying to feed Wito vegetables and I don’t feel the slightest bit guilty.
3. I only live 20 minutes away, but I still haven’t taken Wito to Disneyland. (A colossal SoCal parent no-no. Quelle horreur!)
4. The Backyardigans is on my television WAY too much. (Proof.)
5. If I go on one more preschool tour, I’m going to vomit.
I already feel better. Feel free to add your personal confession and you will be absolved completely. Peace be with you.
mtnmama
May 8, 2009 at 10:57 amDRAGON TALES. while eating dinner. sometimes.
call CPS!!
happy weekend everyone!
Nicole
May 8, 2009 at 11:42 amI take my kids to the gym with me every day for almost two hours, they are in the Kid Zone. I teach for one hour, talk with friends for one hour…come home, feed them and put them down for a nap for 2 hours. So for 4 hours of an 8 hour day, this stay at home mom doesnt even see her kids.
Then I tell hubby I had a crappy day and he gives them baths.
The almost two your olds first word was Dora. Dora. effin DORA. His first word was Dora.
terrible.
glamgranola
May 8, 2009 at 12:31 pmHannah Montana is growing on me.
I let my daughter eat Skittles off the floor at Old Navy so I could browse just a few seconds longer.
Sometimes I get tired of sharing every single thing that I eat and drink with my kids. So now, I always tell them I am drinking wine. They know they can’t have that and I know I am going to enjoy a back wash-free beverage. WIN!
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whoorl
May 8, 2009 at 12:40 pmI just have to say that these are some of the funniest comments I have ever read. Maybe we need to make this a weekly thing…CARRY ON!
kate
May 8, 2009 at 4:06 pmSarah, I agree! Weekly or every-other. It feels good to purge.
Remember last year when Alice (finslippy) asked people to share their worst-ever parenting stories? Oh my god…so, SO funny. I’ve printed that post out and shared it with all my parent friends. It’s nice to know you’re not the only one who screws up. :)
Here is the link. Any time you need a laugh, read these.
http://www.finslippy.com/finslippy/2008/01/we-are-all-winn.html
Even now, thinking about “Quit your whining” and “That’ll Learn Him”, make me cry with laughter.
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Undomestic Diva
May 8, 2009 at 4:07 pmMy kids have never been to a Chuck E Cheese nor will they ever, so help me god, because I love them THAT MUCH. (Also, it’s against my religion to eat at any restaurant that has a huge rat running around it.)
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Jen
May 8, 2009 at 5:44 pmI also have given up on veggies for my kid. Whatever dude. NOT worth the battle.
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Kimberlee
May 8, 2009 at 6:26 pmTo get my five year old constipated daughter to drink her Miralax, I call it a “cocktail”.
I have taken the girls to the library and let them play on the computers so that I can find books for myself.
When my husband comes home and I need to be alone. I take a bath and put earplugs in my ears so that I can’t hear him or the kids.
Kris
May 8, 2009 at 6:35 pmI have two:
The kids bathtub is nasty. As are the toys. They have a yucky film on them. But I keep using it and saying I’ll clean it tomorrow.
If Maddie askes for snacks at 5pm I tell her she has to wait for dinner, then I run in the kitchen and gobble a cookie while she’s not looking.
Awe, that’s terrible. I’m a bad mom…
kimmer
May 8, 2009 at 7:12 pmSo…my next door neighbor happens to the attorney general of the state in which I live. They have four children. My daughter REFERS to the children as the “backyardigans” and often asks where the “backyardigans” are. Her idea of a balanced meal is more than one kind of chip. Different colors are the key: baked cheetos, pretzel sticks, potato chips and goldfish are a favorite combo. It’s kind of like trail mix. Right?
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Abby
May 8, 2009 at 11:00 pmOh, I so totally understand your crush. Unfortunately mine is on MY doctor. There aren’t many pleasant, wonderful reasons why I can visit this doctor. Sometimes I want to book an appointment because I’m suffering from a case of fabulous hair…or is there a reason why I’ve lost a few pounds—see doesn’t my butt look great in these jeans?
Sigh….
Spring
May 11, 2009 at 5:07 am1. I wasn’t so upset when Maddie woke up in the middle of the night, because I craved to hold her & put her in bed with us (she’s 2. I was upset that she woke up at 6:30 and was ready to jump & play while I could barely open my eyes.
2. I rarely, if ever, offer her veggies & like you, don’t feel guilty about it any longer.
3. Cartoons play more in my house than they should and sadly, I watch with her, especially if they’re new. Oh and I’m actually disappointed that she’s not a huge Handy Manny or Backyardigans fan because those are my favorites. Is it sad that I’m 30 & have favorite toddler cartoons?
Sam
May 11, 2009 at 8:44 amI am also really bad about offering vegetables at meal times. It’s also bad that my son is pretty familiar with drive-thru meals. He says, “more, more” when we pull up to the little window…he knows when he’s about to get some french fries, baby!
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Shash
May 11, 2009 at 1:42 pmI live 45 minutes from Walt Disney World (and can see the nightly fireworks from my backyard) and I can count on one hand how many times we have visited there as a family.
And no, I don’t own annual passes. For as much as they cost, we’d be there EVERY DAY, dammit!
Don’t sweat the small stuff :)
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sarah
May 12, 2009 at 8:27 ami let my daughter (age 4) watch waaaaay too much TV. and then i wonder how she could possibly know things like “high-speed internet” or quotes from “family guy”. (yes, we have let her watch “family guy”. horrible.)
i have a total crush on handy manny, because i picture wilmer valderama. mmmm.
i’m terrible about feeding her veggies, but she actually does love fruit. HOWEVER. i push her to want grapes rather than oranges…because they’re easier, obviously.
my husband and i don’t censor our potty-mouths nearly enough around her. we have been beyond lucky that she hasn’t told her teacher/classmates to “suck it” or that she hasn’t screamed “FUUUUUUUCK” when she stubs her toe.
oh, and i am surfing the ‘net (and listing bad parenting habits on your blog) as she is upstairs doing god-knows-what. i can hear her in the kitchen moving chairs around, which usually means sneaking candy from the dish high in the cupboard. aaaaaand here i am, still typing.