Things that scream "You're a parent"
I was thinking a few days back about some things which now scream (at least to me) that the person suffering from them is a parent. In no particular order, here are some of the give-away signs I have observed in Marianne or myself.
* Common "expletives" include things like "Oh Bother", "Phooey", and "Fudgesicles".
* The only Band-Aid's (plasters) you can find when you need one have pictures of princesses, Care Bears, Wall-e, Thomas the Tank engine, etc. Having no other choice, you use one and think nothing more about it until someone comments at work the next day!
* You occasionally find small toys, or cereal in your pockets... and you have no idea how they got there.
* What used to be your "nice" clothes all have mysterious stains on them... some of which look suspiciously like little fingerprints.
* Everyone else at work is talking about the latest greatest sit-com or drama, and you have no clue what they are talking about. Extra bonus parent points if you didn't see the program everyone else is talking about because you fell asleep (either accidentally, or by choice).
* Common "expletives" include things like "Oh Bother", "Phooey", and "Fudgesicles".
* The only Band-Aid's (plasters) you can find when you need one have pictures of princesses, Care Bears, Wall-e, Thomas the Tank engine, etc. Having no other choice, you use one and think nothing more about it until someone comments at work the next day!
* You occasionally find small toys, or cereal in your pockets... and you have no idea how they got there.
* What used to be your "nice" clothes all have mysterious stains on them... some of which look suspiciously like little fingerprints.
* Everyone else at work is talking about the latest greatest sit-com or drama, and you have no clue what they are talking about. Extra bonus parent points if you didn't see the program everyone else is talking about because you fell asleep (either accidentally, or by choice).