Painful Realizations

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I have gathered a list of things I am realizing daily…whether I want to or not.

• I am at an age where I should never jump on the trampoline without first emptying my bladder. Ever.
• Never glue on Boy Scout patches with the magic sticky stuff from the Scout shop if you ever intend on removing them later.
• If I clean all day long, every day, taking no breaks, my house will STILL be messy. 
• Check your bedding BEFORE you are ready for bed…you never know when a child has decided to stop a bloody nose with your pillow. Or dump milk on your comforter.
• It IS possible to power nap at stop lights.
• If I put all willing kids in my family sized shower, I can get three showers done at once—and blog at the same time. (Sitting at the counter in the bathroom with them, of course.) (Please don’t judge—it’s been a LONG day.)
• Just because you have told your son you will be returning the “too-small” pants he just tried on, don’t assume he knows not to run through the mud in them.
• When you think nothing grosser can come from your puppy… surprise!
• There are worse things than naked Barbies.
• If you are trying to water fight with your son, be sure not to aim a strong stream directly at his eye. He will cry. You will feel guilty.
• Don’t tell your smart-alecky son he is growing whiskers unless you want to hear the same thing about yourself.
• Our family is, if the truth be told, filling the landfills all on our own—and probably killing all the dolphins in the process.
• If it looks like a dead bird, it probably is. Don’t approach.
• There is no such thing as a “Dish Fairy,” only a “Dish Nymph”—and he hates me.
• A laundry room really can, in fact, smell like sauerkraut.

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About Kathy Penrod

I am a mom of five children, four active boys followed by an adorable girl full of personality! Almost 15 years into this motherhood thing and still trying to figure out what I am doing. Between carpools, dentist appointments, football practice, and an attempt on personal hobbies -- who has time for dishes??