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Monday, February 11, 2013

Top 10 Reasons Mommy Needs A Time Out



  1. It's 9 a.m. and you’re thinking, “A little bit of Kahlua in my coffee will just take the edge off.”

  1. You're thinking about playing hide and seek with the kids - so you can get yourself some magazines and go someplace they'll never find you...

  1. You mutter, "Jeez, how clumsy can you be?" when your little one bumps his head on the counter/trips/walks into a wall.  Again.

  1. You feel somewhat avenged when your toddler trips on the toys s/he refused to put away.

  1. There are pauses for very un-parental words in your remarks to your kids, like, "Why can't you just ______ put on your ______ shoes?!"
  1. Your enthusiastic mommy voice -- the one that should be all about making your child feel loved is just a little bit sarcastic.

  1. When the dinner you slaved over is rejected, it's all you can do not to get all frisbee with your own plate.

  1. When your children don’t nap, YOU throw the tantrum.

  1. Your children say things like, “Stop yelling at me!” or ask “Why are you always so angry?”

  1. You’ve noticed your angel sounding snarkier and snarkier lately. And s/he sounds just like you.

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15 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 11, 2013 at 10:11 PM

    It's the worst when you hear your own voice coming from your children - and you don't like that voice.

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    1. KeeshaFebruary 11, 2013 at 10:14 PM

      It's the parenting fail that virtually slaps you in the face.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    Mommy Time Out - that's when I realize I totally forgot to take my Zoloft. ;)

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    1. KeeshaFebruary 12, 2013 at 2:12 PM

      I hear you! Mommy Time Out - why God invented flasks...

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  3. UnknownFebruary 12, 2013 at 9:23 PM

    This mom was once found by her husband in her closet laugh/sobbing with a bottle of wine. No glass. Just the bottle. He came in from work to a house with two kids throwing Duplos at each other and crying that, "mommy is in her closet. She said she is in time out." It's funny now, years later...but then, it was such an epic mom fail.

    Totally agree with Half Assed Life.

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    1. KeeshaMarch 7, 2013 at 10:17 PM

      Melanie, I so wish I had this on video. And especially with the stories I hear about you and you boys being FRIENDS now - you actually hang out. There is hope for us all.

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  4. Sarah DFebruary 13, 2013 at 12:03 AM

    Okay wow. Guilty, guilty, guilty...all ten of 'em. I want a time-out in my closet with a bottle of wine too, Melanie!

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    1. KeeshaMarch 7, 2013 at 10:20 PM

      I think wine storage in one's closet might be the next big thing for moms. Container Store, are you listening?

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  5. Sunshine and SpoonsMarch 5, 2013 at 9:44 PM

    Ummm...I may have done everything on this list today. I am officially putting myself into a very long timeout for being so naughty.

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    1. KeeshaMarch 6, 2013 at 11:15 PM

      Just bring your magazines and some wine. Best punishment ever.

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  6. Becky@CharlieBrownMarch 6, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    Sarcastic tones aren't good in parenting? Stink.
    What if the kids are older than 10?
    My kids have gotten REALLY good at being sarcastic right back...as long as it's funny. (They know their safe it's it is funny enough.)

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    1. KeeshaMarch 6, 2013 at 11:15 PM

      Being sarcastic WITH your kids sounds fun...and a long way away. Sigh.

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  7. UnknownMarch 7, 2013 at 4:25 PM

    I love #5. Except now, my son inserts the "un-parental" words that I'm trying NOT to say!!

    Penny at Green Moms and Kids

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    1. KeeshaMarch 7, 2013 at 10:16 PM

      I am waiting for that day, Penny. I am surprised it hasn't happened yet actually!

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  8. AnonymousMarch 11, 2013 at 1:52 PM

    Love the: "Why are you always so angry?" My response would be, "Because you make mommy angry." Just kidding, but I always loved when my daughter would give me a time out. It was heaven.

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