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10 things I thought I would never do as a mom

Mommy bloggers globally have been doing similar posts lately. Here are my top 10 things I never thought that I would do as a mom: Please add your list to this…
1.Pick up someone’s poo off the floor with my bare hands
2.Clean someone’s snotty nose with my sleeve
3.Force someone to brush their teeth- and fail

4.Love the smell of someone else’s’ morning breath
5.Get very excited about a poo in the toilet
6.Feed someone water through a syringe
7.Sleep standing
8.Sleep wile someone uses my neck as a pillow
9.Wash a poo bum in the kitchen sick with sunlight soap
10.Regularly eat regurgitated food
ADD YOUR LIST IN THE COMMENT BOX:

Written by: Jessica Mouneimne

A former hard news journalist, Jessica traded writing headlines and chasing deadlines for poop shoveling midnight bottle runs…finding them both far more riveting than hounding scandalous politicians, she did what any reporter would do and wrote about it. A busy mom of five- one human baby, three digital ones and a weekly radio show, she finds little time for herself, but when this rare me-time does roll around, there is nothing more therapeutic than putting on her boxing gloves and blowing off steam, MMA style! She love the rain. She eats too much chocolate and drink too much tea. A perfect day is eating chocolate and drinking tea in the rain! She blogs at: Cape Town Mommylogues and Hurricane Hamza and tweets at: JessMouneimne.

Date posted: June 18, 2012

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13 Comments

1. Graeme MacPherson wrote on June 18, 2012.

   Number 10… def done that more than I ever thought…

2. Jessica Mouneimne wrote on June 18, 2012.

   Come on moms! Add to this list…

3. Sharon Atkins wrote on June 19, 2012.

   Ha ha, that is funny. Love the smell of their hair and skin. Check the poo to see the consistency. Ewww, but ok if it is your kid. Bribe them with coke if they take their medicine. Bribe them with treats if they don’t complain when going to school. Give them hot chocolate for breakfast. Check to see if they are still breathing at night. Be super proud that they have done something better than another kid. Think that they speak better and of course are cleverer than other kids their age.

4. Bilqees Fensham wrote on June 19, 2012.

   having to dodge a sweeping broom(his favourite toy) while cooking, and now that he has the strength, lifts it in the air and insists on brushing my hair with it….

5. Jessica A'isha Mouneimne wrote on June 19, 2012.

   Thanks guys these are great!

6. Telushia Venter wrote on June 19, 2012.

   be obssesed with someone elses poo .
   Stick supposideries in someone elses bum.
   dig old food out of couches and my R1800 shoes.
   Have not bought a pair of shoes that cost more than R200 for myself in years.
   not have a single night where I have slept through in years.
   not sleep for 48 hours straight but not because of partying but looking after sick kids.
   held someones tiny hand the whole night.
   not interact with any adult for days on end.
   have no clue what the in fashion is because all my extra cash goes to my kids.
   cry like a baby because my baby is off to their first day of school.
   Be so proud over the little things they do- actually start crying.
   Spend my last money on something nice for my kids and not even think twice about it.
   Look up on every form of parenting advice/mommy sites that I can.
   Felt so frustrated/useless helpless when I cant fix everything.
   No matter how bad my day has been, I am truely grateful that I have them in my life and thank God that they are healthy and that he gave them to me.

7. Storm Brown wrote on June 19, 2012.

   Hahahaha these are hilarious!

8. Telushia Venter wrote on June 19, 2012.

   haha check if my son is wearing underpants.
   Play peeka-a-boo a million times and actually be thrilled when my daughter laughs. Make up hundreds of songs because I don’t know the words.
   Recall every song I ever learnt and sing them at the top of my voice with added actions.
   Suck snot out of a baby”s nose (I have never done it but would if I had to).
   Squirt breastmilk in a babies nose.
   Hide in the toilet just to get some peace and quiet.
   Put vasaline in a babies bum to help them poo.
   Picked up ALOT of weight in pregnancy and then did it again…
   Gave up wearing white.

9. Carmen Haigh wrote on June 19, 2012.

   Haha I love this

10. Janeane Beissner wrote on June 19, 2012.

    ha ha

11. Bilqees Fensham wrote on June 22, 2012.

    he wanted to take the broom with him to bed last night…i had to draw the line.

12. mekyla wrote on November 3, 2012.

    The poo – OH MY. NEVER! Is Jess the only one who does this?

13. Fae wrote on November 9, 2012.

    picked poo up out of the bath with my hands ewwwww
    rub my bum on the shower door while she watches
    let her play with my boobs at the age of 3 till she falls asleep
    jump on the bed with her till we fall – i love being a kid with her
    sing Barney songs over and over and over and over
    not eat until she has eaten – i love food!
    change my whole entire life and lifetyle to be a good mother, no more partying, drinking or smoking!
    traded hang overs for wet morning kisses
    being a mom is giving up selfishness, i wouldnt change a thing!