You know all those things you said before you ever actually became a mom… you walked around and watched other moms at the grocery store or at a restaurant and you’d think to yourself, “I will NEVER be THAT Mom!” My kids will never behave that way. MY kids will listen to me. I will never let my kids do that. Right?!
Ohhh, lady. Just wait 😉
I wrote a post a loooong time ago (May 2011) called “Before I was a Mom…” and that was back when I only had one kid! A 1.5 year old. I just re-read that list and over 2 years later it’s alllllll still true.
But now I have a new one to add to the list……..
Last week I became a first-time mom to a preschooler.Â
Before I was a mom… I was NEVER going to be one of THOSE moms that dropped their kid off at school without showering and while wearing sweats… I mean, that’s like PAJAMAS! The horror.
Real Life.
That photo is from the drive to preschool on Friday. I was definitely wearing yoga pants (I mean, WHO DOESN’T?!). I was certainly unshowered (day 2). No make up. Teeth brushed???? It’s a toss up….. okay, kidding, I definitely brushed my teeth: 1 POINT FOR MOM.
What do I do in the morning instead of showering? Drink my coffee. Change a diaper. Feed the children. Dress them. Change diapers again. Survive.
And ya know what works in my favor? Ryan’s preschool is at a gym. Everyone else there is in sweats or workout gear… that can look quite similar to pajamas… like mine… am I working out? Pshhh, don’t be silly. But at least I kind of fit in. Hmmm… maybe THAT’S how I finally settled on which school to send Ryan to… maybe it was allllll in my plan 😉
What’s your real life?
yoga pants are totally acceptable!
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I love this post. I’m guilty for saying that phrase as well. I don’t have any children, but I try to be more realistic with how much my kids will listen to me, maybe 10%? My nephew is proving this % true.
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Emily Dickey Reply:
September 9th, 2013 at 1:02 pm
LOL – 10% sounds about right 😉
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I went in pink flannel heart jammie pants yesterday….
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Emily Dickey Reply:
September 9th, 2013 at 1:02 pm
hahaha, LOVE IT!
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opps Friday. LOL, See, I can’t even tell what day of the week it is.
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Emily Dickey Reply:
September 9th, 2013 at 1:03 pm
even better 🙂
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You’re covered, you’re doing just fine. 😉
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“Everyone else there is in sweats or workout gear… that can look quite similar to pajamas… like mine… am I working out? Pshhh, don’t be silly. But at least I kind of fit in.”
I seriously just choked on my drink reading this. lol Just being a mom is a work out. Wear your yoga pants. I’m sure you get plenty of exercise chasing after your LO. 🙂
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Emily Dickey Reply:
October 10th, 2013 at 10:30 pm
LOL what’s funny is that I was just at the doctor last week and he asked me about exercise and working out… I said “…..chasing my kids?” And he unfortunately replied, “No. That’s just life.” Haha.
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