As we drove along quickly down the highway the tires humming in time weren’t the only soundtrack for our road trip. In varying degrees came the rise and fall of interspersed, shrieking cries from two babies under five months old. As their bellowing bawling made the vehicle seem smaller and smaller us moms did our best to well, ignore it. They were fed, dry, but sleepy, and only succumbing to a nap would silence those sweeties. So… we listened to crying. For thirty very long minutes, we listened to crying.
We listened to the radio and tried to hold somewhat of a conversation. We dealt with it. And it made me think how strong moms are. They deal with a lot. Sometimes with grace and beauty. Other times they hold on by a hangnail. But they deal with it. Often.
So here’s 30 things moms just deal with.
1. Babies shrieking.
2. Stretch marks.
3. Unexpected weight gain and loss of the body of your youth.
4. Saggy boobs.
5. Not being able to eat or drink whatever you want when pregnant or nursing.
6. Boogers on your clothes.
7. Spit up in your hair.
8. Projectile vomiting.
10. Questions. Never ending questions.
11. Being insulted by a preschooler.
12. Never having quiet time again.
13. Giving up control of the TV. Who doesn’t love NickJr, right?!
14. The pain of childbirth.
15. Being unable to wear black or white, for that matter, for about ten years or so.
16. Being unable to talk on the phone without interruption.
17. Getting kicked or punched by tiny arms and legs in your own bed.
18. Making multiple different meals at dinnertime.
19. Giving up certain wardrobe choices during the breastfeeding years.
20. Whining.
21. Getting peed on.
22. Carrying people who can walk.
23. Giving up a pretty living room in favor of a cluttered playroom.
24. Being late for everything from the time your child is born until they leave for college.
25. Snot. Copious amounts of snot.
26. Unflushed toilets.
27. Dishes and laundry 24/7 just to keep up.
28. Fingerprints on every glass surface in sight.
29. Being incredibly inventive when coming up with alone time with your spouse.
30. Somehow loving those little people more than anything in the whole world.
Sound about right?
What would you add?
Natalie says
Saying “no no” so many times that you forget your child’s real name. When “no: biting, hitting, throwing, head butting or pinching” AND “be nice and mind your manners” is part of you daily vernacular. Picking up someone else’s half chewed food and stopping to change a poop diaper during your meal is normal and no longer gross.
brieann.rn@gmail.com says
Perfect!
Kit says
Love this…. add interruptions every five minutes while dining out
brieann.rn@gmail.com says
Yes!
Dana Hopkins says
Never using the bathroom alone!
brieann.rn@gmail.com says
Truth!