After talking to my friend and college roommate, Stacey, yesterday and mentioning that my kids love Spongebob even though I swore I'd never let my kids watch it, I decided to make a list of the things I swore I'd never, ever do.
1. Let my kids watch Barney. When Cade was a baby, I tried my best to get him to watch Barney, Teletubbies, ANYTHING just to get 10 minutes for SOMETHING. Broke that resolution real quick.
2. Let them eat candy - like that was not going to happen or something
3. Play in the street - to my defense, we DO live in a cul de sac
4. Let them play video games - Thank HEAVENS for Playstation - it gives me a chance to fix dinner.
5. Yell at my kids - Ummmm, yeah. I'm a bad mom.
6. Bribe them. "Tristan, if you will PLEASE give Boo-Boo that toy, I will give you a dollar." Works every time. Tristan and Cade have quite the stash.
7. Spoil them - see #6
8. Ignore them - I have learned a little benign neglect never hurt anyone. Makes them more independent. Yeah, that's right.
9. I swore I'd never, ever, EVER let my kids fight - they would be best buddies. Delusional, that's all I have to say.
10. I would never give birth without an epidural. OK, so Tristan's didn't take because the guy didn't do it correctly and there wasn't time with Tanner. Cade was the only one that went as planned. Figures.
Just to note - as I've been typing this list off the top of my head, my two younger ones have been running around without pants, jumping off the stairs into their little chairs (yes, I can see them) and screaming with joy. Only one mishap when Tristan jumped and missed. No blood. No bruises. He's all good.
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LOL... its funny how you think you will be as a mother before kids. My kids were never going to watch tv either. Now its the only way i get a shower! Also porter ( who is only 3 1/2) is totally addicted to lego star wars on the x-box. i NEVER thought my kid that young would be playing video games. Alot of these types of things are easy to say you will or wont do but in the heat of the moment and day to day you just have to survive as a mother i think! Anyways thanks for the laugh and reasurance that I am not screwing my kids up or a horrible mother!
At least I'm not alone!!! :) Loved the list... need to do one of my own also.
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