Okay I am done woeing and was ready for a laugh. I got more than I bargained for after laughing so hard my cheeks hurt at two of the funniest posts I have read in a long time. After such inspiration I felt inclined to write about some normal everyday real stuff.
Thanks Heidi for cracking me up about the "my life is so perfect, my husband is so perfect, my kid's are so perfect" post. Mine indeed are not. This is for you...
And Kaedi I am seriously still laughing at your well thought analysis of blog esteem and how it is indeed not related to self-esteem. We all have bad posts, those that somehow relate to no one (blog stalkers and regulars alike). Here is to hoping this relates to someone...
Here are some of the most real, are you serious this is happening to me? moments that have occurred in the last few months. Sometimes you just gotta laugh at yourself (okay and others for their misfortunes).
1- Chase mooned an entire room of people at a Christmas Party (only a few of them were people we knew well). Dave's comment "Stephanie and I really need to get on the same page about mooning. She is kinda of anti-mooning and I am pro. You could see where Chase's confusion might come from!!" Thanks honey for lightening the situation while I scrambled to try to think of what a good mom would do in that situation. He ended up in time out and I ended up laughing?
2- At Peter Piper Pizza I had a mom (who I knew from basketball) tell me that I really shouldn't let my son use the booth as a trampoline, and that it wasn't appropriate here or at any restaurant. (Well, she may have been a little right, but seriously I was at Peter Piper Pizza folks). She had watched me all season wrestle my boys alone at the basketball games (Dave's been traveling a ton) and when she found out I was pregnant she told me "you are going to have another one?" Translation= get a grip on the life you have. Solution= laugh it off cause I know I don't or won't have a grip until my children are long out of the house and who knows if even then! :)
3- I also had a mom tell me that my sons diaper was leaking and I probably should change him. (He had just tipped his drink on himself and his pants got all wet). I mean am I really that big of a crazy that you have to tell me when to change my son's diaper? So I just made a joke of it and said "we don't usually change his diapers, it saves us SO much money". Hopefully she knew I was kidding.
4- I guess Chase got up in the middle of the night and went #2. We got up in the morning and he had finger painted his poop all (and I mean ALL) over the walls. We had a nice long talk after we got him out of bed and put him in the shower. Now, one of his goals every morning is to not play with his poop. Seriously?!?
5-Here is a story of how irresponsible I am (yes another one)... I am driving to church yesterday (with little time to spare to be late) and I get pulled over. My inspection is 7 months over due and I promise you I had NO clue. Not to mention he kindly lets me know I have a tail light out. I sheepishly hand him my license and he heads back to his car. He storms back and lets me know "Mam, this license was current 3 addresses ago". No problem, "I have another one with the last address I lived at a year ago". The officer politely said "Mam, I could suspend your license as you only have 3 months to change your address." I smile. He asks for my insurance and what do ya know... it expired 3 days earlier and the new policy was sitting on my desk. I mean really? Was this really happening? I didn't get a ticket, but I so deserved it(Glad I had my push up bra on :) he he)... jk!. I mean how irresponsible can one human being be?
Well, I am pretty sure I have aired enough dirty laundry for now. It is unfortunate that as humans sometimes we somehow feel a little better after hearing other people's misfortunes (don't act like you are above it either...ha!). Well, this one was a freebie. Enjoy! And you can all officially feel like better moms and human beings than me... at least until the next story of someone else's misfortune and bad parenting is aired.
Loves....
