Tuesday, August 23, 2016

10 Rookie Parenting Mistakes I Still Make


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I've been a mom for over 8 years now.  During that time, I've made a lot of mistakes.  One would think that 8 years and 4 kids later, I would have learned from my mistakes and would be a little smarter, but...

I have two words for you...Mom Brain. *insert spooky background noise here*


Here are 10 rookie parenting mistakes that I still make.  Repeatedly.


1. Vacuuming the dining room floor while the toddler is still eating in his high chair.  Even if, by some miracle, he doesn't throw half of his food on the floor while laughing hysterically, it will rain mushed up food when I take him out of the high chair.

2. Forgetting to pack diapers in the diaper bag.  I have done this with each one of my kids.  One memorable time was when I forgot to take any diapers to church and Anna had not one, but two very messy diapers while we were there.  The first time it happened, I begged a too-small diaper from my sister-in-law, but the second time, I was too embarrassed to ask again.  Thankfully church was almost over so I borrowed a rag from my mom with which to line Anna's carseat and took my oozing, smelly child home.  FYI, after that incident, I left a stack of diapers in the church nursery.

3. Forgetting to pack an extra outfit in the diaper bag.  All four of my kids have, at some point or another (multiple times), gone home from an event wrapped in a blanket or wearing their much bigger cousin's outfit.  You know, because my sister always remembers to bring extra outfits for her kids.  Showoff.

4. Planning errands during naptime.  Last year, I took the kids to the county fair during naptime, sugared them up with mini donuts, and then took them grocery shopping before heading home.  Yes, I am that dumb, and I don't think the grocery store employees were ever happier to see us leave.

5. Trying to clean and organize the kids' toys while they are home and awake.  It's like eating oreos while brushing your teeth.  Completely pointless.  And yet, I keep trying to do it.

6. Assuming that silence means the kids are actually napping during naptime.  Every mom knows that silence is to be feared when you have kids.  Sometimes, though, I'm so desperate for the kids to nap so I can finally work, that I let myself believe that the silence means the little angels are in fact sawing zzz's.  And I always pay for it later.

7. Letting the kids nap too late in the afternoon.  Doing this means that they will then assume that their bedtime can be moved to the AM hours.  This also applies to letting your 6 year old sleep in until 11 am which is something I may or may not have done last week.

8. Not hiding the permanent markers.  Seriously.  It's like I don't even use my brain sometimes.

9. Assuming that the kids won't get into any trouble in the 4.8 minutes it takes for me to take a "mom shower" (a "mom shower" consists of jumping into the shower, throwing soap all over myself, jumping out, and getting dressed while still dripping wet all while listening for suspicious noises which include, but are not limited to crying, screaming, thuds, bangs, and silence).

10. Relaxing for 2 seconds.  Being a mom means that you're always "on."  There is no relaxing.  Ever.  See all of the above for reasons why.
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5 comments:

  1. #11 - Forgetting to always have food handy, even a mashed cereal bar in my purse is mandatory. Kids take HANGRY to a whole new level. It never fails that my sweet pea turns into a hellion and I start to wonder what on earth - oh, its past lunch time. Whoops! And then she is back to her sweet little self in no time.

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  2. Oh my goodness Hannah! This is ON POINT! Every point is so exact! I have two toddlers ages 3 and 2. Naptime is no longer for naps... permanent markers now include simple pencils... the list goes on! Great read, thanks for the link up!

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  3. #5 HAS to be the single one I must argue with you on, Hannah! Seriously girl. Your kids NEED to see you cleaning, even if they are destroying at the same time. I've made Kara chores, and she HAS to spend 15 minutes a day cleaning with me in some way shape or form. As far as everything else; I couldn't agree more. If you sew, make sure you also put your fabric sissors up :x

    Thanks for linking up with us at Freshly Messy girl! I hope to see you again on Wednesday.

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  4. I think you wrote about my house! I can and have related to all of these at one point. I no longer have a diaper bag, but I always forget to pack an extra outfit if the kids' plans require getting messy. Great post!

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