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post #1 of 16
3/12/07 at 9:46pm
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Help me compile a list ladies!!

You think that a handful of "puffs" off your child's highchair substitutes for breakfast
You've used the phrase "It's only poop"
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post #2 of 16
3/12/07 at 11:05pm
You can change a diaper on your dashboard...
You can smell a dirty diaper from another room.
You know the TRUE meaning of multitasking.
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post #3 of 16
3/13/07 at 12:03am
Whenever any kid yells out "mommy" you think they mean you.
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post #4 of 16
3/13/07 at 2:02am
You have acquired SUPER hearing and can hear a baby cry when no one else can.

You get really worried when the house gets quiet and you know no one is asleep.

You wipe noses with your t-shirt or your hand

NOTHING really truly grosses you out that is a bodily fluid.

You no longer freak when your kid picks something up off the floor and eats it, as long as it's food and relatively fresh.

You end up with french fries and other finger foods in your purse, along with toys and perhaps a fresh diaper

When one of the kids fall as long as they aren't bleeding or dead, you send them on their way. ( My favorite phrases include, "Are you bleeding? Are you dying? Then stop screaming"

You can understand OTHER people's two yr olds when they talk.
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post #5 of 16
3/13/07 at 9:33am
My biggest accomplishment:

I can catch poop mid-air before it hits the carpet! LOL
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post #6 of 16
3/13/07 at 10:00am
You can function with about 2 hours of sleep and still be relatively coherent.
You've had pee in your face and didn't run screaming.
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post #7 of 16
3/13/07 at 10:13am
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Quote:
You can function with about 2 hours of sleep and still be relatively coherent
Aint that the truth Mel!
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post #8 of 16
3/13/07 at 1:23pm
You can hear screaming, take a quick glance, see no blood and keep on doing what you were doing

You can change a diaper one handed

You can cook dinner, balance your check book, and pay bills online all at the same time.....and while reading a book to your kids
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post #9 of 16
3/13/07 at 1:29pm
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Originally Posted by Shona
You no longer freak when your kid picks something up off the floor and eats it, as long as it's food and relatively fresh.
5 second rule!
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post #10 of 16
3/13/07 at 1:33pm
You do the thing you said you'd never do... Spit on your thumb and wipe dirt off your child's cheeks.

You carry diaper wipes everywhere. Not just for your kids, either.

You've actually tried to order chicken nuggets at the drive-thru of the bank.

You find yourself watching cartoons when there are no children around.
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post #11 of 16
3/13/07 at 2:21pm
An uninterrupted shower can make your day.
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post #12 of 16
3/21/07 at 12:38am
GREAT responses, Shona!

You get poop under your nails and don't freak out.
You realize quiet is a nice sound!
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post #13 of 16
3/21/07 at 12:39am
You get used to using the potty with an audience.
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post #14 of 16
3/21/07 at 7:46am
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Dina! I have to know... have you really tried to order chicken nuggets at the bank?
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post #15 of 16
3/21/07 at 9:48am


Well, I pulled up and the teller asked "Can I help you" and I caught myself after I said, "Yes. I'd like to order........".

Jonathan yelled "Chicken, french fries, and a diet coke!" really loud. You could hear the rest of the tellers laughing over the intercom. They asked if he'd settle for a lollipop.

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post #16 of 16
3/21/07 at 9:59am
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