I'm easing myself into this. In Sept. 2006, I wrote the following post:
Things I swore I'd never do, and did anyway:
Not-so-good-things that are oh-so-true:
Things I swore I'd never do, and did anyway:
- Let my kids watch TV
- Use a pacifier
- Allow my child to eat chips or fries and call it a meal
- Lose my temper, snap or yell
- Use a bribe to get my own way
- Tell my daughter "I can't play right now."
- Give in to a temper tantrum
Oh well, once in a while we all do crazy things we wouldn't/shouldn't normally do, right? Anybody care to own up and add to the list?
Here's an addition:
Not-so-good-things that are oh-so-true:
- I let my kids eat sugary treats.
- I don't wash the sheets on the beds nearly enough.
- I have put the underwear they were previously wearing back on the girls after a bath when there was zero clean laundry in the house - and I've done that myself before too.
- I have let the girls eat food that fell on the floor.
- I never wrote thank-you notes for my wedding gifts
- I avoid answering phone calls (even of people I love, even when I have plenty of time to talk) simply because I hate talking on the phone
Oh, dear Lord, this is so me! I feel a little more normal now. Thanks for that. :)
Posted by: Tiffany | May 24, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Wow, I feel better after reading you additions part, because after only reading the first part I thought, "oh my gosh, if this is her 'bad' (which pretty much is my 'normal') - there's no way I'm 'fessing up to anything!! :)
Yeah, I'm with you on almost all of them (and ESPECIALLY the sheets one...I can barely keep up with keeping the clothes clean - which people SEE - let alone the sheets which no one sees!!!)
Posted by: Jessi | May 25, 2008 at 01:22 AM
Sadly - I am bad about sheets as well. I make the bed and think that it looks neat and clean... But Tricia - I thought you were perfect! And I'm only sort of kidding. None of your bad stuff is too bad - but it's nice to know that even the people that we want to be like have their own quirks and flaws.
Posted by: Kate | May 26, 2008 at 10:08 PM