Murphy’s Laws of Motherhood
Motherhood comes with all sorts of ironies. Here are a few of ours we’ve experienced in the past couple weeks. And please, please share yours with me so I don’t feel so completely and utterly alone in these not-sure-whether-to-laugh-or-cry moments!
- The night you stay up later than you know you should will most certainly be followed by the earliest morning your children could possibly muster, putting all living roosters to shame.
- After a good fifteen minutes of playing perfectly calm and quiet together, you think to yourself, “Ok, they’re contained, I’ll make that incredibly important phone call now.” The second the receptionist comes on the line will be the very moment the amazing fifteen minutes ends and all chaos ensues, including (but not limited to) screaming, yelling, whining, pouting, breaking things, and all manner of loudness and neediness.
- The day you plan to do deep cleaning will be the day your child decides to pull out all of his/her toys and dump them on the floor the one second you leave them alone in their room.
- If you need them to take a nap at 11:30, they will decide to take one at 8am.
- The rare need to really scold your child will be the exact moment your neighbor surprises you with a knock on the door (and, of course, the door will be open leaving your reprimand completely exposed for her to see).
- With all the papers scattered across the counter, your child will choose the only extremely important one to scribble on.
- If you buy your child a nice pair of shoes, he/she will go through a massive growth spurt a day later, and the shoes will no longer fit.
- Not two minutes after you get your child one of those free balloons at the grocery store to keep them quiet and entertained for your trip, it will pop (or float to the ceiling), leaving your child in a pathetic heap of blubbering mess at the bottom of the cart for the entire frozen foods section and checkout. All onlookers will undoubtedly look at you like you are the worst parent on the face of the planet.
- The first time ever forgetting to pack extra clothes in the diaper bag will be the first explosive diaper your child has experienced in a year. You will also be somewhere you cannot leave immediately and you will be miles and miles from home and the closest store.
- If you need to use the bathroom, they WILL come.
- If you spend hours fixing a delicious meal, your child will ask for hot dogs and macaroni. Or after refusing to try a single bite, will eat the play dough they were given to play with after dinner.
- If your child finds a worm, it will eventually end up in their mouth. Or a grasshopper, or a handful of mud, or sand, or any manner of luckiness.
Just in case you’re feeling completely and utterly discouraged after reading these facts, stay tuned for…
The Lesser Known Reasons You Should Have Children
Coming soon! (because I’m really not that big of a pessimist, I promise!)
Catching Crawfish 
Haha, how many of these I have experienced!! For those I have not yet encountered I suppose I should say thanks for the heads up. 🙂 😉
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I think sometimes it’s just nice to know that we’re all in the same boat! 🙂 hopefully some of the ironies your kids will figure out faster than mine have, so you don’t have to experience them!
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The morning I mop the floor usually means that someone will spill a full glass of juice at lunch.
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Oh my goodness, YES. Every single time. And then for the rest of the day you find random sticky spots you missed or got tracked everywhere.
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Haha I love this post! Such a clever idea, because you are right, Motherhood is full of ironies. And I agree with Sasha, I have experienced some of these, but the others I’m sure will come with time! 🙂 I’m excited for your next post!
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Some are more funny in retrospect than when they actually happened! 🙂 I thought of so many more throughout the day thinking about it, like if I try to sneak a cookie (or anything sweet) when they aren’t watching they will most certainly somehow find out. I’m so glad you liked it!
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Oh my, that always happens to me! How do they notice when we’re trying to be sneaky?! 🙂
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Haaaa! Oh yeah, I can definitely relate to these!
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I was just talking to a friend about how families with all boys have a special dynamic that only other moms of all boys can truly understand. I’m sure you have many ironies with four little guys! I’m so glad I’m not alone and that you can relate! 🙂
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It truly is a unique environment. Don’t even get me started on the private parts questions…. They have no sister to learn from!
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Hah. I anxiously await the “other side” of the coin and am impressed that you’ll share both sides!
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