Things I Never Thought I Would Say Until I Became a Mom

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There are so many things I never thought I would say until I became a Mom. This is just one of the joys of parenting they don’t prepare you for in parenting books.

You’ve heard the expression out of the mouth of babes? We all know young kids don’t have the “filters” that most of us “adults” have when we speak. So what about out of the mouth of parents?

I find having a morning routine gets me prepared and in the right mindset to deal with these “challenging times”

Here are 5 things that I have said as a parent that I never dreamed of saying before I had kids.

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1. Stop Climbing The Walls

We all know the expression that when you’re so bored that you feel like climbing the walls. Here’s a picture of my 8 year old son literally climbing the walls.

This is one of the many things I never thought I would say until I became a Mom

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2. Get Out of That Bucket

From a not so far distance I hear “Mom, I’m stuck!” Since having my twin boys 8 years ago not much surprises me, but this was a new one.

When I look down the sidewalk along the side of my house I see an odd shaped figure that looks kind of like my son. Low and behold there’s one of my sons, yes you guessed it, sitting in a bucket.

This is another one of the things I never thought I would say until I became a Mom.

Now whether he was really stuck I’ll never know. But I did have to help him out of the bucket. In case you’re wondering the bucket was empty, it could have been way worse.

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3. Stop Chewing On The Furniture

Yes, that’s something I needed to say in a loud voice (OK, I confess it was more like a scream).

No, I wasn’t yelling at my dog or another animal I was loudly speaking (caught me again, I was yelling) to my son.

I used all of my “tools in my mid-life mama toolbox, so I didn’t “loose it” with him.

For some reason, one of my sons used to chew on wooden furniture. At first I attributed it to teething. But after the teething phase was over it was still happening.

Could it have been some sort of deficiency he was combating? Fiber deficiency? I have no idea, but thank God that phase is over.

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4. Stop Biting Your Brother

Yup, that comment is directed at the twin who used to chew on furniture.

I’d like to say (or not) that he graduated from biting furniture to biting his brother. But I can’t, he’s been a bitter since he was a toddler.

The upside (?) is that he only bites his brother now.

I find that this lack of impulse control that results in him biting his brother is reduced when he gets a good night sleep.

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5. Don’t **** In The Yard

Fill in the blanks for yourself. For purposes of this blog post we’ll stick with poop.

In all honesty it was more like…….what are you doing?……….are you?……..no……what is going on over there…….are you?…….NOOOOOOOO!

My three year old at the time apparently didn’t want to take the extra time to go inside to use the bathroom. He did however take the time to take his pants off and squat.

Happy as he could be, he did his business and walked away. I however was in shock. When I realized what I witnessed I went ahead and cleaned it up just like I would if a dog had done his “business” in my yard.

Oh the joys of parenting.

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They Don’t Prepare You For This In Parenting Books

There are so many things I wasn’t prepared for when I became a parent. The things that I say or have said are great examples of this.

The crazy things that have come out of my mouth are usually the opposite of funny when they happened. But now that most of these kinds of situations are in the past, they’re fun family history to laugh about.

When you’re in the midst of it it’s hard to not verbalize (yell) your reaction. But be careful of what comes out of your mouth because once it’s out there you can’t take it back. Saying the wrong thing can result in instilling limiting beliefs into your children.

There are so many other things I never thought I would say until I became a Mom, but I thought I’d shine the light on some other Mom’s experiences.

Things That Other Moms Never Thought They Would Say

I asked other moms for examples of what they thought would never come out of their mouths before becoming parents. There were definitely some common themes.

Number one topic………………….penis’s

A close second was………………….butts, here are a few of my favorites

I combined the third category of my favorites into licking and eating.

Just wrapping your head around these crazy things that are coming out of you mouth drains your energy. Grab our PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR GAINING MORE ENERGY THROUGHOUT THE DAY to help you gain the self control that gets lost when your “running on empty.”

How about you? What are some things that you never thought you’d say until you became a parent? Please leave your comments below.