My Lessons as a mother....
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Topic: My Lessons as a mother....
Posted By: Danaj
Subject: My Lessons as a mother....
Date Posted: 29 March 2009 at 8:26pm
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Well, I have been a mum for nearly 8 weeks and these are a few of the things I have been taught in that time...
1. I can sneeze with stealth 2. If left long enough, the germs in the toilet battle it out and kill each other off. 3. My Vacuum is suffering from separation anxiety. I used to ask people to take their shoes off, now I advise them to keep them on for their own health. 4. Hot coffee does not exist. 5. Putting ice in a cold coffee is just as good as and Iced Espresso costing $5.90 from the local cafe. 6. The food build up on the cupboards can be passed off as an expensive "Mosaic" effect costing thousands if designed by an expensive interior consultant. 7. After a while, inhaling cheap cask red while washing bottles tastes just as good as sipping a warm red by a crackling fire. 8. Once you get used to it, unwashed hair could technically be classed as the "windblown" effect. Our friends should envy us for managing to obtain this look without spending two hours with a curling iron. 9. Single friends think your crazy with bad hair. 10. Under arm hair IS trendy. 11. Poo IS a perfume. 12. 3am is not an unreasonable hour. 13. Budgeting is an artform where everything is compared to the cost of a packet of Huggies. 14. Two minute noodles taste good cold. 15. Babies can hear the fridge open even when in the deepest of sleeps. 16. Track pants and slippers are flattering to my figure. 17. Mascara expires if left unused. 18. 6am is a welcome sleep in. 19. 0800 PERSIL cannot advise how to remove poo from silk. 20. None of it seems to matter when they smile  ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 29 March 2009 at 8:52pm
Congratulations on surviving the first eight weeks  ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: Katep
Date Posted: 29 March 2009 at 8:58pm
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OH I have so much to look forward to! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Mum to the Gorgeous Leah! 7 months |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 29 March 2009 at 9:15pm
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That is great! LOL -------------  |
Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 7:04am
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Posted By: SpecialK
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 9:40am
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I am scared... ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 9:42am
Oh don't be! By the time it happens, you won't notice. And if you do notice, you won't care  ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
SpecialK wrote:Posted By: nictoddie
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 11:30am
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Thats a good one ------------- 
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Posted By: MorgansMum
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 11:34am
love it  ------------- Morgan, Libby http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 12:31pm
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So true - especially # 15 -------------  
 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 12:51pm
| LMAO I love it |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 12:54pm
| you must have had some spare time today Dana.....things improving? |
Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 1:19pm
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Nope. DH taken another week off work as i've developed a twitch lol. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/">
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Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 1:35pm
You'll be too tired to notice and too tired to care!
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 8:06pm
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Re no.19
Go to Cooee & tell Andrew I sent you & that I thought he might like a change from vomit on silk. Glad to see that your sense of humour has survived 8 weeks! ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 11:32am
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Hehe that's all so true! I've been a mum for 5 weeks and can definitely relate to most of those (especially the ones to do with housework, lol). And the unwashed hair, I had to leave Chelsea crying for 5 mins this morning so I could wash it, can't remember when I last did but have a hair dresser appt this arvo and didn't want them thinking I'm gross ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 7:57pm
I'll second that too! And then you'll get through the "dreaded" toddler stage and think you're so blardy clever and do it all again just for fun
My theory is "I didn't break the first one so I must have been doing something right!?!?" ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 01 April 2009 at 9:37am
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You crack me up, Dana!!! Hilarious
... and so true. Bet you'll find your list copied onto somewhere on the net one day, and it'll be forwarded to you for a bit of a laugh - copywright it now!! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 01 April 2009 at 6:06pm
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ha ha thats so true loved it. By the time you get to 1yr the list will be ever so long my poor vac works overtime now & some days I don't even brush my hair just love that harassed mum look, & its worn by many
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 02 April 2009 at 8:38am
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Andie, Someone emailed it to me thinking I would find it funny lol. They didn't believe me when I said I wrote it HA!
I'm thinkin I might start a "track pants wearing, DIY perm" mothers group if your interested lol. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/">
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Posted By: xox6Girls1Boyxox
Date Posted: 05 April 2009 at 7:53am
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Hahahaha, thts cool. Hope you dont mind if I copy it and post on our dec 080 board? ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com/"> 
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