YCMTSU:  GETTING UP EARLY - One:  Mommy, I want to get up. Me:  It isn’t time yet. One:  Please. Me:  Okay . . . [get One dressed and go back into my bedroom to straighten up] One:  I’m bored. I’m going back to my room. DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children. ... Continue Reading →

DOWN IN THE DUMPS – For the past several days, I have been “down in the dumps”. Without a doubt, I have been low in spirit and sad. I don’t know why. Things are the same for me. Life is moving along with its ups and downs, highs and lows, good and bad, etc. I... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  REALLY STINKY - One:  Mommy, this is really stinky. Me:  What do you want me to do about it? One:  Come smell it, Mommy!! DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to in the story will... Continue Reading →

LOVE BOMBING - Have you heard of “Love Bombing”? I had not until recently. Love Bombing is defined as “a form of emotional manipulation and abuse where someone overwhelms a new partner with excessive affections, gifts, compliments, and intense attention”. Thinking back, I don’t think that I have been love bombed as defined above. If... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  AS BIG AS DADDY  - While standing in the tub, looking at their distorted reflection in the faucet. . . One:  Look at my big tummy. It’s as big as Daddy’s. Mommy, do you know anyone else with a tummy as big as Daddy’s?” DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children. ... Continue Reading →

Fake It Until You Make It My child’s Karate instructor always told the kids, “Fake it until you make it.” As far as karate was concerned, I assumed that was a way to get the kids to keep trying. I have recently seen that saying a lot on social media. I am not sure how... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  WATERING THE PLANTS  - As I was watering the plants in One’s bedroom I heard, “Mercy, mercy, they are thirsty.” I asked where that came from and One said, “My video game.” DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  PINK EYE  - One had pink eye and every time someone said “pink eye” one said, “No. It is red eye.” DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to in the story will be One, the... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU - NOTE TO SELF NEVER give a toddler a real camera AND access to the bathroom you are using at the same time.