- You find yourself correcting friends and coworkers when they forget to say “please” or “thank you.”
- Cutting your food into minuscule pieces has become second nature.
- You can’t help but hum, “Clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere…” while tackling the dishes.
- You’d gladly trade a limb for a shiny, fully loaded minivan.
- Your idea of a thrilling Saturday night is a solo trip to Target.
- You’ve attempted to re-roll an entire mess of unraveled toilet paper.
- You’ve had to choose between ten more minutes of sleep or making it through the day without a shower.
- You consider staying up until 10 PM a serious late-night adventure.
- Sleeping until 8 AM is an extravagant treat.
- You spell things out to others even when there are no little ears around to hear your S-H-I-T.
- You’ve dissected a poop incident with a friend as if you were on a CSI team.
- There have been moments you’ve hidden in a closet just to enjoy a cookie or a glass of wine in peace.
- You automatically tell your partner how proud you are of them after they successfully use the toilet.
- You’ve resorted to licking your fingers to clean something off a colleague’s face.
- You believe it’s totally acceptable to give the kids a cheeky gesture behind their backs.
- You’ve scooped vomit out of your own bra.
- You’ve walked around all day with remnants of barf down your back.
- There’s more food under your kitchen table than actually on it.
- You’ve removed items other than boogers from someone else’s nostril.
- If you and your partner feel more like wrestling teammates or zookeepers than romantic partners, you might just be a parent.
- You think shaving your legs every two weeks counts as being on top of grooming.
- Other drivers have caught you belting out “Hakuna Matata” at a red light.
- The top rack of your dishwasher is a rainbow of plastic toys, leaving no room for glasses.
- You can have a lively, one-sided conversation with inanimate objects that can’t talk back.
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Summary:
If you’ve found yourself doing any of these things, you might just be a parent! From correcting manners to belting out songs at red lights, parenting comes with its unique quirks. Embrace the chaos and humor that comes with raising kids!