You Know You’re a Mum When….
My dear friend Chris over at Thinly Spread has started a lovely meme. It’s got its own badge & everything. The clue is in the title. What are the things that remind us we are parents? My DS is coming up to 34 but things still happen to remind me I’m a Mum!
- When he rings the doorbell because he has forgotten his key. When I ask why he hasn’t brought it he says because I know you’ll be there
- When he announces that giving flowers is SO passé so instead he has brought – a bag of washing!
- When no matter where I am (school, hotel, home) birthdays & anniversaries have flowers delivered on the day. This comes from him having a pay packet & a bank account I know but he does have to make the call & chase it up sometimes
- When he has chosen THE card for me for Mother’s Day
5. When I’m invited down but have to take my sewing machine with me because somehow he bought the wrong sized curtains!
6. When he comments that the jumper I am wearing is very old because he threw it out years ago!
7. When I can’t wait to brag about explain to friends about his recent successes
8. When the house feels SO empty as I close the door from waving him off, crying my eyes out (yes – it happens every time he goes back to his home!)
Now anyone can play with this meme-mums & dads with bigs or smalls! Use the badge so brilliantly designed by Tattooed Mummy. There’s one for Dads over a Thinly Spread. Link back here because I like to know who is playing & get listing! Do let me know you’ve visited by leaving a comment please! Makes me feel wanted!
A lovely post which I can totally relate to – definitely the part about the washing!
Is it a boy thing do you think?
Brought it all back to me! I think boys make you cry more. I must do mine, but don’t know how you use the badge thingy!
Just copy & paste!I’ll look out for yours!!
Oh how lovely I never have my key for home, I have about eight as dad keeps getting new ones cut, but they are always there so don’t need it. They are all in a drawer somewhere.
Here is my post on this http://wp.me/pLTXB-dO hope you like it. I am at the other end of the spectrum with only a 22 month old so interesting to read yours. xx
So you’re the one with all the keys!! Thanks for visiting will pop over!
After not having a key to their house for years, my mom gave me a sparkly new key just two weeks ago. Made me feel like i was 16 all over again. I saw the tear in her eye. I think she saw the one in mine.
Lovely card indeed.
It’s a bit of a joke now but….! Thanks for stopping by!
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Lovely Julia! That card is perfect, you brought him up well! (BB gave me a handful of dandelions yesterday – I cried!) Thanks for doing this, you have made me grin from ear to ear! x
Oh how fab to get sdome hand-picked flowers! They’re the best!