Mommadosey

So there are times I think that I have completely failed my children, like a few years ago when my then 2 year old daughter said, “What the hell!” while getting frustrated with a toy.  (Yeah.  That’s totally my phrase.  I take responsibility for that one.)  And then there’s the time when my then 3 year old son stands up in the booth in the middle of a restaurant holding his crotch and yells, “Mommy.  My penis hurts!  Kiss it!“

Oh my God.  The Failure.  The Shame.

Last year I was really focusing on teaching my kids about healthy food.  We got books.  We learned to read labels at the grocery store.  We discussed the food pyramid, etc.

But still both kids when you ask them what they want to eat my son always says “double cheeseburger and fries” and my daughter always says “I want Ranch with that please.”

Failure.

Dismal failure.

But every once in a while I have days like yesterday.  We were going through the drive-thru at a fast food restaurant and Da Boy says,

“Mom…does a health inspector make sure that a restaurant serves healthy foods?  Because this restaurant would totally fail.”

Yes!

My lessons are taking hold.  I am succeeding as a mother.

I am Super Nutrition Mom!

And then he says

“Mom.  Can I get the Baconator ?”

Sigh.

Oh well.

At least I still have this.

You Will Be a Cool Parent

You seem to naturally know a lot about parenting, and you know what kids need.You can tell when it’s time to let kids off the hook, and when it’s time to lay down the law.While your parenting is modern and hip, it’s not over the top.You know that there’s nothing cool about a parent who acts like a teenager… or a drill sergeant!

Would You Be a Cool Parent?

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