Before I had kids, I graduated high school and went to college for two years to get my associates degree. I worked at the public library for three years and at a college library for two more years. Becoming a mom almost nine years ago, though, required a whole new set of skills that none of my other life-experiences had prepared me for.
I am proud to say that I can now:
- Sweep the floor, vacuum, and cook dinner with one arm.
- Read a story for the fifteenth time without remembering a word of what I read.
- Determine whether my baby has a fever by kissing her forehead.
- Remember the specific preferences for each child's peanut butter sandwich (who likes crunchy, who likes it with jelly, who only eats half, etc.).
- Clean a face with my fingers and just a touch of saliva.
- Carry on a semi-intelligent conversation with my husband while the boys repeat the phrase "poopy poop" on the couch beside me.
- Nurse the baby and tie someone's shoes at the same time.
- Change a diaper on my lap in a public place without anyone knowing what I'm doing.
- Sing the lyrics to the Super Why television show (and a bunch of others, too).
- Function on less than seven hours of sleep which included a 2 am waking to get the 5-year-old a drink of water.
- Pack the diaper bag with my eyes closed (and have what I need when I leave the house).
- Talk on the telephone while scolding the kids with my eyebrows.
What about you? What are your skills?
Ha, I got a great chuckle out of this! So true - it is amazing the skills we develop as moms. Lets see, I can also now:
ReplyDelete- hear a child crying from another room and know who it is out of the 6 and if they're hurt, tired, or being pestered by a sibling.
- always be counted on to have a snack in the diaper bag or purse - even if the kids aren't with me!
- teach lessons while cooking lunch and holding the baby
- sleep in small spurts thanks to the little ones and still wake up cheerfully
- recognize the 'poopy face' each child makes when filling their diaper
- have a pretty good idea of the culprit for any writing on the wall, mess in the kitchen, or other mischief based on my knowledge of each child's particular preference for troublemaking.
I love the scolding with your eyebrows :)
ReplyDeleteHilarious! (And those are all valuable skills, by the way.) :-D
ReplyDeleteGood ones, Tristan! I think I have those skills, too, though I'm not always good about having the snacks. That's a skill I need to work on. ;-)
ReplyDeleteadventure waits when you're with super why!
ReplyDelete- act excited at the newest lego creation that looks like the old one but is supposedly new!
- smell a diaper that needs changing from the living room
- wake up from a deep sleep knowing hes getting into something he not supposed to
- sleep through yo gabba gabba and other loud annoying shows
- know exactly where the supposed missing toy is when the boy child says he has looked "everywhere!"
- pan any room in 5 seconds and locate the spots he will fall in, what he will knock over and what he will touch and keep him away from it all