There’s a Trending Topic floating around in the online world 30 Ways To Make A Girl Smile, but I think 30 Ways To Make A Mom Smile would be way more amusing…so here we go, in no particular order:
- Your kids actually eating what you’ve made for dinner
- Your kids not complaining, while they are eating, about what you’ve made for dinner
- Everyone in the house remembering where the hamper is
- ….and how to use it
- Getting to sleep in, even just 15 minutes
- Your spouse making kiddo breakfast
- Your spouse making any kiddo meal
- ….and cleaning up the dishes after
- The kids throwing their trash in the trash can instead of hiding it under/in the couch
- Curling up on the couch watching Saturday morning cartoons or movies with the kiddos
- Little boys remembering to flush
- Little boys remembering to put the lid down BEFORE flushing
- Caffeine IV’s
- Mommy Juice – Yes it’s real…it’s that special juice mommies drink at the end of a long day to avoid ripping someone’s head off during evening shenanagins
- Someone inventing a washer/dryer combo, no more mildewey smelling stuff because I forget to switch the laundry for a days
- A laundry fairy *Calling the Laundry Fairy…can you hear me???*
- Good notes from the teacher saying how spectacularly awesome your kids are doing
- A full night’s sleep
- Homemade gifts from the children
- Family Vacations
- Free Family Vacations – Are you listening Disney & SeaWorld?? If you want to spend a special needs family of 5 to your park, all expenses paid, I’d be HAPPY to volunteer my family for the job ;p
- Grocery shopping when the store is nearly empty
- A kid free dinner out every now and then
- People learning not to stare….loud stimmy kids are NOT the same as loud unbehaved kids
- Diamonds, flowers, chocolates…really anything that sparkles, smells delish, or tastes sugary good
- Someone in the house taking a second to say ‘Hey we really do appreciate all you do’, you’d be amazed at how far a few simple words can go to make ones day
- The kids waking up the first time you wake them in the morning….or even the second….but by the fifth time it starts to get a little ridiculous lol
- A winning lottery ticket….okay this one isn’t just for moms but it’s be nice either way!
- Someone else taking the trash out…before the trash man runs
- Plastic Surgery – I know some of you may disagree but I say there’s nothing wrong with a little nip and tuck every now and then…kids can do a number on your body…oh can I add *FREE* to this one too? ;p
What’s on your list?
Wait…You mean you want more?? How about a few pics to make a mom smile 🙂
Proper ways NOT to handle a baby
And finally an old ad from a magazine to make us feel just that much about our parenting….
Disclaimer****All of these pics were pics I ran across on various sites like FB and across the web. None were taken by me, but I’ve had them so long I can’t be positive where they all originally came from.*****
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