Today call me Low
Today call me low, because I’m at Aiming Low sharing a few discoveries I made after becoming a mom; certain unexpected benefits I’ve embraced since welcoming two free-loading human beings into my household.
I mean, we all acknowledge that no matter how they enter the family, kids are a life-changers, right? It’s glorious and strange, beautiful and hard to be a parent. Blah blah blah. This we know.
But there were advantages to becoming a mother that I didn’t read about in my copy of What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
(Also, how did they make that guidebook into a movie, exactly? I can’t quite figure this out.)
But I digress.
My point is, Benjamin Franklin once said, “Fish and visitors stink after three days.”
And if you’re really lucky, your kids will be around to foul-up your house for the better part of two decades.
So. You’d better make the most of the good stuff they bring with them.
Or invest in a whole lot of air freshener.
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9 Comments to Today call me Low
by KLZ
On May 25, 2012 at 8:56 am
That movie kind of irks me. Your post, on the other hand, un-irks me.
Or is it de-irk?
either way, thanks for the post.
by Di
On May 25, 2012 at 9:11 am
I tried to think of a pithy comment to use and honestly couldn’t come up with anything because the tickle of anticipation means so much more than your uninterrupted reading of trash magazines. That tickle is your proof of the great job you have done raising your kids. Happy Friday my dear friend.
by francerants
On May 25, 2012 at 11:16 am
True dat. If only there was a way to get them to do housework that didn’t require any cajoling, threats, and finally…money on the parental part.
by Jennifer
On May 25, 2012 at 11:27 am
Running over to Aiming Low! xox
by Alexandra
On May 25, 2012 at 3:33 pm
You and Aiming Low:
All the party I need.
On my way.
by Anna Lefler
On May 26, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Air freshener is right. This weekend the house is ripe with the holiday blend of funk…
*sniff, sniff*
by Mrs. Tuna
On May 28, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Sheldon is thinking of moving home for a few months before she gets married in January. Am I ready, who knows. How is she going to feel about not letting the fiance spend the night here.
by heidi
On May 28, 2012 at 7:48 pm
It’s true – tequila never tasted so good.
How did they make a movie from that guide?
by Lady Jennie
On May 28, 2012 at 11:14 pm
They made that book into a movie?
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