1. Do NOT eat in the family room, or upstairs, or anywhere else for that matter unless it is in the kitchen. Not only in the kitchen, but at the table please. My kitchen is too big to just say "stay in the kitchen" because they will roam and get crumbs in every square inch of it all, trust me. Contrary to popular belief, I do not enjoy sweeping the floor 8 times a day. If it would be only after each meal that would be one thing, but when you eat snacks 5 other times during the day - it adds up. I don't like walking on crumbs everywhere - is that too much to ask?
2. Just because I like to go to the bathroom alone does not mean I have a sign on myself saying "I'm out of sight for a few minutes...go wild!" Please do not take every single couch cushion off of the couch and then proceed to jump on the couch. I'm okay to let you jump on the couch, but why do it with all the cushions off? Don't you know I can hardly bend over anymore? Please don't get into the candy or bring dirt inside to make mud. Please don't fill up every single one of your 50 tea party cups, bowls and plates with water and then try to carry them into your bedroom. It's okay if you want to have a tea party - you can in the bathroom or when I am helping. Please don't get every single DVD out that we own and make a path to walk on. Not only does it take forever to put them up (which you can do, but then they aren't organized anymore - so I end up doing it) but you can break the contents of the inside people! Please do not get into my make-up and smear lipstick all over your face or into the nail polish and put it on yourself.
3. Pa-lease stop getting bothered or bothering somebody just to bug them! The endless complaining about everything it starting to drive me mad.
4. When it's time to pick up toys at the end of the day the correct response is not "oh, no thanks mom" or "I don't know how" or "I don't even know where anything goes" or "I can't reach to put it away" or "why don't you just do it mom". It's not fun for anyone to clean up a huge mess...so don't make one. I'm your mom, not your slave.
Ah, I'm starting to feel better already....
3 comments:
doesn't water in cups drive you crazy! my kids always want to fill things up with water and i hate it because almost every time it ends up getting all over the place. and where do all the crumbs come from. i swear they come out of no where!
When I read your posts I can sooo relate. Our kids are exactly the same. The couch cushions....drive me nuts!!! When I was 9 months pregnant, it was impossible to pick those dang things back up and put the couch back together. I don't know why it bothered me so much, but it was the worst one to me. It just made everything look messy. I'm jealous that they leave you alone when you go to the bathroom. I can't decide which I'd rather have...privacy or a mess to clean up. I definitely do NOT get the privacy. It's like a family affair. Vent all you want Kim. You're pregnant. You can complain all day long if you want.
Oh I feel ya!!!!!!
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