To celebrate the fact that motherhood is one of the most hilarious jobs in the world, Power of Moms has created this new series: “You Know You’re a Mom If . . .”
Here’s our very first video by Allyson, and we’d love for you to share your own stories and one-liners in the comments section below. Enjoy!
You know you’re a mom if…you come home from the gym, totally proud of yourself for going to a hard class and making time for you, only to have your husband tell you, “Um, are you aware your pants are on inside out?” Apparently in my sleep-deprived rush to get dinner on the table, and throw on my gym clothes quickly I had put them on backwards, seam lines obviously shown down the legs and a huge tag sticking out at the back. We just laughed and laughed.
You know you’re a mom if…you are at a theme park with your family and you have a moment of panic thinking your 3 year old has wandered off and are calling his name only to call out “I’m right here!” from the umbrella stroller that you previously buckled him into and are currently pushing.
I’m sure there are others but those were the two I first thought of. Love this idea for a series, so fun!
Those are hilarious, Mary!!
Hahaha! That stroller story is the best!
You know you’re a mom when…
You (finally!) are on a date night and when you politely excuse yourself you hear yourself use the word “potty.”
Wake up in the middle of the night with songs from Tangled and Raffi looping in your head.
You consult your 4 and 6 year old (and their Polly Pockets collection) for advice on outfits.
You know you’re a mom if a kid barfing across the entire house can wake you up out of a dead sleep.
You know you’re a mom if all you want for your birthday is to dine alone, or shop alone, or do any fun girly activity where you normally snag your BFF alone.
You know you’re a mom if you can recall and count the number of times you have been snorted on, pooped on, peed on, thrown up on, or any other bodily fluid that wasn’t yours to begin with.
You know you’re a mom if you can tell any family member where their missing item is in the house, when it doesn’t belong to you.
When you find yourself pointing out all the big trucks on the road…and your truck-obsessed toddler isn’t even in the car with you.
LAUGHING!!!!
I do that too, Alisha!!
I do this with train tracks. Que Thomas the Train song, “There’s 2, there’s 4, there’s 6, there’s 8. Shunting trucks and hauling freight.”
You know you’re a mom when you can sing-from memory-every single song from the “Potty Power” video. (It’s actually highly reccommended by the way.)
You know you’re a mom when..your kid hands you a newly picked, sticky, green booger in the middle of church and you graciously accept it because a) your mind was elsewhere and b) a booger is the last (but now the first) thing you expected.
Or when you refer to your child’s dolls/stuffed animals by name and treat them as if they are another family member.
You know you’re a Mom when Disney Jr is on TV and you sit down to watch the latest Doc McStuffins episode and nobody is home to watch it with you!
You have committed “Good Night Moon”, “If you Give a Pig a Pancake”, “Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?”, and “Click Clack Moo” to memory!
You consider Kidz Bop good music.
You feel naked walking around the block without pushing a stroller.
You can function on 3 or less hours of sleep multiple nights in a row.
What???? Kidz Bop isn’t good music? 🙂
That one made me laugh out loud.
These are so funny!!
Allyson, you are hilarious! Thanks for these!
You know you are a mom if you take a walk on your lunch break at work and stop three times when you hear a child call out Mommy even though you’re at work and your kids are safely with Mima 25 minutes away.
You know you’re a mom if you fall asleep humming the songs to the Princess and the Frog because you’ve watched it or heard it in the background every day for two weeks. It’s not slime, it’s secretion!
You know you’re a mom if on date night, you choose an animated movie and your significant other has to pull you back to a “grown up” movie. (I was really only trying to “preview” Turbo to make sure it was appropriate for the kids.)
You know you’re a mom (especially of preschoolers) if you know the exact location of the “potty” at every store, park, library, etc. that you go to frequently.
You know you are a mom if…you see a spider man costume at the store and wish you’d seen it before the one you bought for your 3 year old’s birthday- because it looks “more realistic”…a 3-year-old spider man costume…more realistic. (To be fair, it does have built-in muscles.)
You know you’re a mom if your ideal date night is being able to go to bed together at 9 pm. To SLEEP.
You know you’re a mom when you are quietly sneaking to the bathroom so you dont set off the “mom is about to get alone time” alarm. Then you can at least lock the door.
You know your a mom if your kitchen floor is redone in colorful fruit loops yet you still move forward with fixing dinner!
You know your a mom if you see yourself allowing things you thought you’d NEVER allow your children to do,(before you had children of your own). Like kids running around in just a diaper!!
You know you’re a mom (of a newborn) when you have slept 4+ hours straight and feel like singing Hallelujah. …. if you are happy because your newborn is finally farting because that means his upset tummy will go away.
You know you’re a mom when you hear yourself saying, “Throw up on mommy not the couch!! Throw up on mommy not the couch!!” and then you just sit there and take it.
Love these stories. All so cute and touching. Every one reflects how much we love our kids and want to be there to help and nurture them, even when it results in major embarrassment!
You know you’re a mom when you can hold a baby and read to a toddler at the same time–while you are sitting on the toilet.