Parenting makes you weird….at least I think it has made us weird in many ways. Here are a few excerpts from my day to prove it:
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This afternoon as I sat and ate my lunch I wondered to myself: “Why do I smell spit up everywhere I go? It’s stuck in my nose!”
(a few seconds later)
“Oh…there is spit up on my shirt. Oh well.” (I’m still wearing said shirt)
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Me: “Elias, hold still! I’m trying to help you get a booger out!”
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Me: “Elias, what do you want for lunch.”
Elias: “Uhhhhh…….goldfish and apples and………buffalo!”
Me: “Buffalo? Well, we don’t have any so what else do you want?”
Elias: “I want goldfish and apples and buffalo.”
Me: “Well we dont’ have buffalo so if you don’t tell me what you want I’ll choose something for you.”
Elias: “I’ll have…….. a grilled cheese.”
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Elias: “Daddy get it out!”
Daddy: “It’s just toe lint. It won’t hurt anything…………….ok I’m getting it.”
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Then there’s wearing stuffed animals on your head to entertain your infant:
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But parenting isn’t all weird. Sometimes it’s wonderful too. Here are some other excerpts from today:
“I love you Mommy.”
” Mommy thank you so much!”
“I want to watch Charlie Brown and snuggle with Mommy”
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Oh Parenting……no matter what, I love my boys!
I might have told Eli he needs to eat a buffalo sandwich on our fishing trip…..