What I have learned from being a Mother

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Me & my kiddos

Ok, so I have been doing this "mother" thing for 15+ years and along the way I have learned a lot- some good, some bad, some useful some useless- but here is a list of somethings my kids have taught me over the years:

1. Shoes are optional-even in winter
2. any day is a good day to go outside
3. schedules are necessary in order to keep your sanity
4. ketchup is a vegetable
5. picky eaters seldom die from hunger or malnutrition
6. popsicles can be served for breakfast
7. where would we be without caffeine?
8. if kids do something bad it doesn't mean they are bad kids or you are a bad parent
9. youth sports are suppose to be FUN!
10. 7 year olds should NOT have cell phones
11. other people's kids can be annoying
12. tv, computers, electronics- necessary evils
13. laundry multiplies like rabbits
14. kids are blind when it comes to messes
15. ALL kids need hearing aids
16. nagging gets you nowhere
17. putting clean kids to bed is heavenly because you know they will stay that way for at least 8 hours
18. boredom is good
19. if you really want to torture yourself- have a sleepover
20. kids can be brutally honest- especially when it comes to counting the wrinkles on your face or your weight
21. grandparents have it made- I can't wait to be one!
22. preteen girls- now I know why some mother's eat their young!
23. teenagers get a bad rap
24. kids need to learn to solve their own disputes unless blood is involved
25. kids need to do their own schoolwork
26. it is great to have friends but not at the expense of family
27. if you wouldn't do it at someone else's house, don't do it at home- jumping on the sofa, standing on the coffee table, burping at the table, saying bad words etc.
28. school fundraisers should be banned
29. MOTHER'S NEVER GET A DAY OFF
30. getting to spend 18+ years raising your kids and making them productive members of society (hopefully)- PRICELESS