Being a mother is a wonderful gift that we should all cherish is what they tell us in the books and baby magazines. The reality is something quite different.
They do not come with warning stickers or instructions of any kind and let me tell you each child is an individual. If you have a child that is calm and quiet and think to yourself this is so easy we can handle another one........think again.
This is being said by a mother of three, so it's very tongue in cheek.
This is being said by a mother of three, so it's very tongue in cheek.
Have you ever tried to keep a toddler quiet or still? Just not gonna happen.
Have you ever tried to do a food shop with a bunch of chimpanzees? That probably describes my experiences. I was generally a laid back easy going mum.....but not when food shopping!! I would leave home thinking it was all good and then they would start.
Just let me state, I believe double seated trolleys were invented by childless people who don't have a clue!! You cannot seat siblings that close together without something happening. They either fight or hatch an escape plan, you think you have them under control, then one runs off down the aisle whilst the other one is shimmying down the side of the trolley. Let me tell you not a lot of shopping got done on those occasions, as I nearly came home without them, just walked out.
On another occasion I was shopping and they started to wander, luckily my eldest daughter aged about 8 was with me, so I was able to at least put some things into the trolley....progress!! She came running down the aisle looking really worried " mum I tried to stop them but they wouldn't listen" never a good start to a conversation. I left the trolley to find out what had happened, turning the corner only to see my kids laying on the middle shelf of the cereal aisle, having made room for themselves....another hasty retreat from the supermarket.
Or another time when they climbed the shelves just for the hell of it. I wasn't the type of mum who would shout at them in public and they knew it. I would just growl and tell them to wait till we got outside.
The problem was they competed all the time, so if one did something the other had to try and out do them.
Even the simplest tasks became a problem as they would act up whenever I had to do something necessary.
But saying this they were good kids, very loving, naughty, mischievous, but very loving.
I have so many of these stories from when they were young and would like to share them with you. So if your kids are driving you crazy read about mine it probably will put a smile on your face or make your own not seem quite so bad!!
No matter how embarrassed or stressed they made me I wouldn't change a thing, as it just makes me laugh now, which is lovely.......
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