Sunday, July 18, 2010

My "Mommy" Dictionary of Meaning ...

Dumbwaiter:  One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert.


Full Name:  What you call your child when you’re mad at him.


Grandparents:  The people who think your children can do no wrong.
Storeroom:  The distance required between the supermarket aisles so that children in shopping carts can’t quite reach anything.



9 months:  The amount of time you have to realize that your boobs and tummy will never be the same again.
 
Hearsay:  What toddlers do when anyone says a "bad" word.


Independent:  How we want our children to be for as long as they do everything we say.


Puddle:  A small body of water that draws other small bodies wearing dry Nike shoes and new Gap jeans into it.


Timeout:  The moment that you poor yourself a glass of wine and lock yourself in the bathroom.

Show Off:  A child who is more talented than yours.


Sterilize:  What you do to your first baby’s pacifier by boiling it, and to your last baby’s pacifier by blowing on it and wiping it with your own saliva.


Top Bunk:  Where you should never put a child wearing Superman jammies.


Whodunit:  None of the kids that live in your house.


Family planning:  The art of spacing your children the proper distance apart to keep you on the edge of financial disaster.

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