21 THINGS ONLY A MOTHER CAN DO

[ArmyOfFive4God]

21 THINGS ONLY A MOTHER CAN DO

 

1. Fold fitted sheets.

 

2. Cry when she's happy.

 

3. Retrieve unflushable objects from the toilet - sometimes with her bare hands.

 

4. Silently speak volumes with "The Look."

 

5. Keep a straight face when her little girl stuffs her shirt with two balloons and says, "Look, Mommy! I got bulldozers!"

 

6. Kiss her baby's feet.

 

7. Make something simple, like cinnamon toast or apple slices, so perfectly that her children won't eat anyone else's.

 

8. Spontaneously and without previous training say, "You'll put your eye out," "Don't make me come in there," and "You broke it! Are you happy how?"

 

9. Surprise her kids with presents they really, really wanted but never thought they'd get. (Or at least clue in a cash flow happy grandparent.)

 

10. Feel a twinge of sadness when maternity clothes aren't needed anymore.

 

11. Refuse to pick up stray animals and not feel guilty about it.

 

12. Without noticing exactly how or when, forget the lyrics to "Bad Moon Rising" and memorize the words to Goodnight Moon.

 

13. Sense when her kids are quietly up to no good.

 

14. Fit more dirty dishes in the dishwasher than anyone else.

 

15. Get up in the night to feed and change a baby, then pick up her dream about gouda cheese, Kevin Costner and a Flowbee exactly where she left off.

 

16. Find something from around the house for show-and-tell before the school bus pulls to a complete stop. (Hint: A pile of junk mail illustrates the wasteful use of natural resources.)

 

17. Laugh sincerely at her kindergartner's jokes, no matter how many times she's heard them before.

 

18. Make each child feel like the favorite.

 

19. Empty the pockets of little boys and not be shocked by whatever she may find, dead or alive.

 

20. Slice the last cupcake into equal pieces for everyone.

 

21. Get by with little sleep, no vacation and no pay, and still think parenting is the best job in the world. (Although she may not reach this conclusion until she's a grandmother!)

[goatherder]

Hmmm...I don't know about #11. We always have had a pack of strays of every description. Most we have returned to their owners, but some stayed!