I have assembled another few examples of sure signs of Motherhood. And I encourage all of you moms to join in!
You know you’re a mom when…you need to come up with an appropriate answer to give your preschooler when she asks “Mommy, how do cows give us their beef?”
You know you’re a mom when…you drop both your kids off at summer camp for the very first time, and scratch your head as you head back to your car because you have no idea what to do with yourself for the next 4 hours.
You know you’re a mom when…you start wearing tankinis and one-pieces in lieu of bikinis.
You know you’re a mom when…you feel a tremendous amount of joy and pride wash over you because you are wearing an Arkansas Razorbacks t-shirt, and your 4 year old reads the word, “Hogs”, which is plastered across your chest (Go Kate!).
And the last “You Know You’re A Mom When..” really isn’t a sign of motherhood so much as it is an ode to Jeff Foxworthy.
You know you’re raising a redneck when…
That’s a wicked cute meme. I’ll have to think if I have anything good to share on that one.
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I can not imagine the luxury of 4 uninterrupted hours to myself. Everyday.
Great picture! But I hear ya on the tankini. Clearly invented just for moms! Who the hell ever heard of one before anyway??? So jealous about the summer camp thing! I want 4 hours!
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma, What’s For Dinner
http://www.mawhats4dinner.com
Love that picture. And I’ll have you know I rocked my tankini BEFORE the baby came along, and I continue to rock it now. =)
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Yep, Tater sits the same way! I love that I can call him a Redneck!
Just bought 3 bathing suits this weekend – all tankinis
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Presley has started with the feet on the table thing. Actually, feet on everything. What is that?
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I love the picture!
Heck, I’ll do you one better than the tankini, I’ve gotten the skirt. When did it come to this?
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That picture of Maddie surprised me so much I snorted at work. Awesome. Good work Mads!
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Ha! I would know exactly what to do with myself if my kids were all at camp!
That’s awesome that Kate is reading!
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Ummm….should I *not* do that with my feet on the dinner table? Even when I’m hangin’ out in the double-wide?
Awesome! At least she isn’t sitting on top of the table. That’s the preferred seating arrangement at my house! And the reading of the T-shirt is just classic!
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Oh! I just giggled at that last picture! It’s so great!
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LOVE IT!! Tankini is calling my name this summer!!
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Aw, “how do cows give us their beef?” That’s just adorable.
Oh jeez I’m ahead of the game with my one piece then! By the time I am a mom, I’ll be wearing a scuba suit.
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Will does the one leg prop up…love that picture!
Four hours all to yourself…that sounds like bliss!
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Love how you and LL were on the same page today with the swim suits
Addyson is forever trying to put her feet on the table. Andy always says “Get your feet down, were not in a bar!” Hmmm. Interesting. I haven’t really ever seen too many people in the habit of propping their feet up on the bar.
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we’re not were
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I would be lost without my tankini to cover my (rather large) muffin top. Ha!!
You know you’re a mom when cleaning up dog poop doesn’t phase you one bit.
Stop by when you get time. I’ve got something for you.
http://therealpoopsie.blogspot.com/2010/06/wordless-wednesday-im-trendy-beautiful.html
So what was the 4 year old beef answer?? I need to know.
My girls like to stand on the table so I say your readneck is a few steps ahead of mine, at least she is in a chair.
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Haha! The only thing missing from that photo are her hands down in her pants. lol Too cute Liz!
Thanks for stopping by. Hope you’re having a fantastic Wednesday.
Kristi, Live and Love…Out Loud
@TweetingMama
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Love the feet on the table! Amen to tankinis. I don’t know what I would do without them.
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Awwww…I love those little feeties on the table. I encourage that kind of cute redneck-edness!
I remember not knowing what to do with free time either. LOL
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4 hours? I feel like I’ve forgotten something just going to the shop without Piglet! But, oh, the things I could do with 4 hours! Loving that photo, her grin cracks me up too
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I still am so excited just thinking about summer camp…in three more years!
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So funny.
And hey, she’s flexible and young enough that her feet are still cute. So it works!
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Becareful or your husband will tell you to get a job at the preschool so you stay out of Target those 3 hours they are at school.. That’s how it all started for me!
As long as she can’t actually manipulate the silverware with her toes, I think you’re doing ok. I love that picture.
I promise by the end of the first week of summer camp, those four hours will fly by.
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I saw a picture of a tankinis in BF, but I can’t seem to find them in stores. I’ve only reallly looked in Khol’s and JC Penny’s but can’t find them. Do you buy your online? Where ever you find them will you share? I think they are so cute. I’m a bikini girl, not quite ready to set into a one piece, so a tankini seems to be a good meeting place.
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Haha! Can I add that you know you’re a mom when your child has a runny nose, you look around, can’t find a tissue, and wipe it with your hand! Tell me you haven’t done this?
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I am shocked to see her feet on the table. Where are your Southern manners little one??!! ha ha
I guess we’re raising rednecks, too!!
I hear ya on the tankini…you know it’s bad when you don’t even want to wear a bikini at your own pool in your own yard!! Of course, I’m really working on modesty now that I have boys who are at that inquisitive age. You know…the ole’ bum crack on the chest is quite intriguing at this moment in time.
Of course, they never grow out of that, do they!!
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hear that!! great stuff girl. i just wore my MATERNITY swim suit on monday.. .it’s a tankini and does NOT look maternity on me. but I can’t bear to bare it all yet!
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lol this is great…
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These are adorable “you know when…” My daughter is quite proud she can get her feet up on the table while she is eating…oh Yeah!
You know your a mom when you have to come up with an answer to this…
“Mom, can someone be named S-E-X? And what are they doing in the city?”
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I just love the picture with those chubby little feet on the table. I don’t mind being a redneck if I get to eat with her.
We had to make our son stop sitting on the table…. lol
And my 4 year old is starting to read now too! He’s so smart…. I want to take all the credit…. But I do have to give a round of applause to mommy…. I get the credit for him always saying please and thank you though….