“When life gives you three kids, sometimes you just have to hide in the closet and give yourself tequila shots.” — Unknown
It looks like this…
No socks, and holding a freezer size bag of popcorn. Yeah, that’s how my third child accompanied me to school pick-up for my oldest daughter today. Do you know what else she had going on? Dried boogies and some leftover mac & cheese all over her face. And a onesie missing a snap in the diaper-region, plus a soggy diaper.
What mother in her right mind would let the general public see her child looking like this? Oh! Look over here! See that big hand raised way up in the air? Yep, that’s my hand. And that’s my baby. She’s actually a girl. I know her Darth Vader socks, Ed Asner hair, and lack of a headband confused you, I can understand that.
You see, this precious bundle of fun and independence is my third child. Oh, you figured? Well you are right. Because everyone knows that no matter what, a first-time mom would never travel out of her home with her amazingly perfect first-born looking like this. Am I right or am I right?
But the thing is, for us mothers of multiple children, we could really give a flying you know what as to how put together our children look — any of them. Hell, we are just happy when all three are willing to put pants on. And my goodness, if they’re willing to put on a shirt too that just puts us over the moon.
So, in all honesty I would respectfully ask that you please keep your judgey looks and disapproving head nods to your darn self, as I don’t have the energy to explain to you that real, hardcore, parenting of more than one child looks exactly like this.
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Preach it! I couldn’t agree more.
Love you!!! 🙂
Haha, love it. I have one kid but I’ve let standards slip. We’ll see how I get on when we have two kids!
I’m glad you enjoyed this Helen! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. I guess I have standards…their low…so it’s hard to see them sometimes! LOL! 🙂
Yeeeeaaaaah. My sister had to walk her 3rd home in just his diaper the other day because of a bathroom disaster. She was so embarrassed and I told her I think clothing is totally optional for kids until they reach 4 or so.
Totally agree with you Alison! It is rare when all three are clothed in my household! 🙂
Exactly!! I completely agree! I have two kids and I don’t know what would happen if I had a third 😂😂😂
CHAOS, Kelly, ABSOLUTE CHAOS. But, you would still be able to find beauty in it, thats for darn sure! 🙂
I can only imagine what having a third one must do to a chaotic day in the life of moms!! I have two and feel like I’m stumbling all the time!!
I have a feeling whether you have one kid, two, three or even more, you will constantly feel like you are stumbling — so you Alfa, are far from alone! Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment!
This is great!! And if I don’t have to get out of the car, my second kid definitely isn’t wearing shoes!
Totally with you on that, Kelly! Thanks so much for commenting! I am glad that you found this relatable! 🙂
Ok, so I’m not crazy! I’ve been thinking to myself “what is wrong with you if you can deal with two what’s one more”!
So you just made my day! I have a total of 5 girls- the oldest two are now 28 and 29. They were pretty typical to raise, we had issues but
overall typical. The youngest three that I am raising now are 3,4,5….yes I’m losing my mind it is much calmer when one of them is in preschool for 2.5 hours but the minute a three are home its chaos. Thanks for sharing and being real, it is different going from two kids to three the whole dynamic structure in the house changes.
Ahh, Sandra! I’m not alone, thank goodness! Three kids is a whirlwind, a tornado, a freak show, a looney bin — it is just nuts and you have FIVE! My goodness! I admire you lady. I am sure I could take some lessons from you! Thanks so much for taking the time to read and comment on the post! I am so glad that you enjoyed it! 🙂
It’s a REAL good day when they put on their pants.
Great post! Being a Mom is hard! Period! Wine and coffee definitely help! I know it’s bad when I put on my make up and my son goes “Oh are we going in public?” lol