You know how our brains forget the pain of childbirth as a way of ensuring the propagation of the species? There are some other things that our brains hide from us because if we remembered the trauma, we'd never willingly go through it again. For me, it's potty training. I suck at it. It's been two weeks and one day and as I look at RC dancing around in yet another pair of Diego big boy underwear, I think it might be okay to talk about without fear of breaking the spell.
Two Thursdays ago, as I was stepping into the shower HRH screeched upstairs at his most ear-splitting decibel that RC had just peed on the living room rug. Same shit, different day or something like that. I stood in the shower trying to calm down, taking deep yogic breaths, and reviewing my options.
I could-. Tried. Failed.
Maybe if-. Tried. Failed.
What about-? Tried. Failed.
Post shower and no more prepared to deal, I went into RC's room and grabbed two pair of 'big boy underwear' from his drawer. I stomped into the living room (avoiding the pee spot) and held up both pair. "Is it going to be Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or Speed Racer?" Huh? "Because I'm throwing all your diapers away. We. are. done."
I then proceeded to take every diaper in the house and toss it in the trash. I wasn't enthusiastic, I wasn't encouraging, I didn't begin to address the rug incident. And I would brook no argument. I resigned myself to never entering a bathroom alone until we were done, packed up seven or eight changes of clothes, and left the house. The boy went about six hours without peeing before finally giving in - in the potty.
Initially, I thought my timing was way off. We were leaving the next day for Storyland. But wait! Daddy would be along for this ride. And so it was, like so many other projects in our marriage, I started the ball rolling and my husband, God bless him, carried it through to completion! He nagged, he cajoled, he sat on the lip of the bathtub and read endless books and offered encouragement. And in the end, my boy was trained! He got his bike last Saturday.
My husband, The Potty Whisperer.
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Friday, September 5, 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Dinner without Crayons
Andy's on his way home from dropping off my niece/babysitter. She (along with the rest of her family) just moved from five minutes away to 25 minutes away. Quite a different story. But the end result is the same: Andy and I had a date!!!!
We went to The Barking Crab and for those of you who linked over 'cause you were curious (admitted 'linking around' slut, here), when they say 'casual', they mean it. It's a paper-plate kind of place that the Board of Health has investigated more than once. But it's actually on a pier on Boston Harbor with boats parked beneath. How much better does it get than that on a cool summer's evening following a thunderstorm?
Well for starters, you could ignore the "parents of small children" aroma we give off and not sit us in the kiddy section. Actually, that is complete sarcasm - yes, we were in the kiddy section but no, I didn't mind. I'm so in tune with being the mommy, that the slow withdrawl is probably the best option. I can see the bare feet but I don't have to be the one yelling to put. the. crocs. back. on.
After dinner, we took a walk along Boston Harbor and ended up in Fanueil Hall. Definitely a tourist trap/meat market at its finest. We got a seat in an outside place and people watched/talked.
A couple of thoughts on tonight's evening:
- I love going out on a date with my husband
- I love going to some of the 'old places'
- I would not be 21 again for all the money in the world.
I am approaching (slouching toward) 40 years old, I am married to the person I should be married to, with the children (and the dog...and the cat) I was meant to have, living where I should with the friends, and the life, and the 'stuff' I should/need to have.
I look at these women and know they want what I have. I say this not in superiority; I say it in gratitude and honesty.
We went to The Barking Crab and for those of you who linked over 'cause you were curious (admitted 'linking around' slut, here), when they say 'casual', they mean it. It's a paper-plate kind of place that the Board of Health has investigated more than once. But it's actually on a pier on Boston Harbor with boats parked beneath. How much better does it get than that on a cool summer's evening following a thunderstorm?
Well for starters, you could ignore the "parents of small children" aroma we give off and not sit us in the kiddy section. Actually, that is complete sarcasm - yes, we were in the kiddy section but no, I didn't mind. I'm so in tune with being the mommy, that the slow withdrawl is probably the best option. I can see the bare feet but I don't have to be the one yelling to put. the. crocs. back. on.
After dinner, we took a walk along Boston Harbor and ended up in Fanueil Hall. Definitely a tourist trap/meat market at its finest. We got a seat in an outside place and people watched/talked.
A couple of thoughts on tonight's evening:
- I love going out on a date with my husband
- I love going to some of the 'old places'
- I would not be 21 again for all the money in the world.
I am approaching (slouching toward) 40 years old, I am married to the person I should be married to, with the children (and the dog...and the cat) I was meant to have, living where I should with the friends, and the life, and the 'stuff' I should/need to have.
I look at these women and know they want what I have. I say this not in superiority; I say it in gratitude and honesty.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
1 Year Blogoversary - 100 Things
I started reading blogs around April or May of 2007, when my friend and neighbor send me a link. By June, I was hooked. By July, HRH fell and split his head open - and my first post was born. I started my blog right around the time of BlogHer 07. It seemed fitting.
This week, I am again home while bloggers from across the nation converge to discuss, learn, and drink. But it was different. This year, I would have had friends to hang out with. I may have even had a roommate. And each day, each month, I find more friends and more in common with women I may never meet but whom I feel I know well only through their words and my own.
In honor of my first Blogoversary, I give to you, My 100 Things:
1. I had my tonsils out when I was 4. When I was in my late 20s, I went to an ENT specialist following a series of strep throat infections and learned that they had grown back.
2. This same thing happened to my mother-in-law
3. I can touch my nose with my tongue
4. When I was eight years old, I knocked boiling water onto my left ankle while we were camping. I can still remember my mother and uncle grabbing me and peeling off my sneaker and sock, and watching my skin peel off with it.
5. When I was 20 and all my friends had already turned 21, I had a fake ID that I used.
6. My name was Maria Siasios and the license listed me as 5’ 2”. I’m 5’7”
7. One night at The Boston Beach Club, a guy I was flirting with talking to saw it and told me he was with the ABC (Alcoholic Beverage Commission). My friend, Jen grabbed me and we hauled ass out of the club.
8. Years later, I was telling this story and my brother-in-law told me this was a ploy he used to use.
9. I’m going to be co-maid of honor in my younger sister’s wedding next spring.
10. My older sister is the other maid.
11. We are both married but refuse to use the term “matron”
12. I have been in eight weddings.
13. We were also co-maids-of-honor at my cousin’s wedding, nearly 9 years ago.
14. This same cousin and I were engaged at the same time, got married within six months of each other and have been pregnant with each of our respective two children at the same time.
15. She’s pregnant again and due in January.
16. She’s flying solo this time.
17. Despite my earlier yearnings, I think we’re gonna sit tight with the two we’ve already got.
18. My driver’s license expires on 09/09/09.
19. The same thing happened a few (uh, like 10) years ago, when it expired on 9/9/99.
20. On a work boondoggle trip to Vegas, I learned how to play craps and kept winning on number 9.
21. That was my third trip to Vegas for work and the first time I actually enjoyed being there.
22. Andy and I went to Vegas three months after 9/11 and stayed two nights at the New York New York, with non-stop round trip tickets from Boston for $550.00 total for the both of us.
23. I have a restraining order against an old boyfriend whom I found in my bedroom closet five years after we broke up.
24. Andy and I were introduced by JD Power’s daughter.
25. She’s married to Andy’s cousin and I used to work with her.
26. Two years ago, we had JD and his wife over for Thanksgiving dinner.
27. I pushed Andy away for more than a year, insisting we were “just friends” because of my steamer trunk baggage.
28. He didn’t give up on me, thank God.
29. Both of my boys were born with their umbilical cord wrapped around their neck.
30. HRH was born a month to the day early at 5 lbs 9 oz.
31. RC was born via emergency c-section at 6 lbs 14 oz.
32. I much preferred the Cesarean to pushing a baby out of my vagina.
33. I love Mexican food.
34. I could eat nothing but guacamole and chips quite happily for the rest of my life.
35. I was eating and later threw up guacamole the night I went into labor with HRH.
36. I like California Mexican better than Tex-Mex.
37. I visited San Antonio on business quite a few times a few years ago.
38. People in San Antonio really do wear cowboy boots and cowboy hats – and drive pickups.
39. The Alamo is really, really boring. And small. The Riverwalk is quite cool.
40. I have a theme song. It’s Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison.
41. Jimmy Buffett does a nice cover of it and when we’re at the concert, I pretend he’s singing it just to me.
42. This will be my 11th year seeing Jimmy Buffett in concert.
43. I’m claustrophobic but not debilitatingly so. More like, if given a choice, I’ll take the stairs.
44. I’m not ticklish.
45. Change is really hard for me. Even if I’m going out to do something I really want to do, part of me is thinking “maybe we can just stay home and watch TV.”
46. I have a head for trivia and useless knowledge.
47. My sister recently called me for that word that describes words that are spelled the same backwards and forwards, like racecar.
48. That word is palindrome.
49. I love board games. Trivial Pursuit in particular. Go figure.
50. The problem is that I judge people’s intelligence based on their game-playing prowess.
51. I also do this with misspelled/mispronounced/misused words.
52. This is why I find texting language so difficult.
53. Kevin Bacon is A Number 1 on my List.
54. You know, the free pass your spouse gives you to sleep with one (usually famous) person should you ever find yourself presented with the opportunity.
55. KB has been on the top of my list since I saw him in Footloose when I was 15.
56. George Clooney currently resides in second place.
57. Ocean’s 11 is on right now and I hate Julia Robert’s gold lame dress.
58. I also think she walks with the grace of an elephant, although she’s supposed to play elegant.
59. I think Michelle Pfeiffer is luminous. George described her as such in One Fine Day.
60. Andy and I both love The Mummy with Brenden Fraser and Rachel Weisz.
61. Rachel Weisz is probably currently Andy’s A Number 1.
62. I was baptized Catholic and spent 12 years in Catholic school.
63. We baptized both our boys Catholic.
64. I went to church religiously weekly until after we were married.
65. Clearly Andy’s converted me to The Dark Side
66. I used to be a lector at my church.
67. These days, I am an ala carte Catholic
68. There’s too much I don’t agree with.
69. I wanted to convert to Episcopal but Andy believes “you gotta dance with the one that brung ya.”
70. I absolutely believe in God.
71. There’s too much out there that had to be created by a higher power.
72. I also believe that there is a universality that exists, linking all of us together and affecting the outcome.
73. I think that people who say they are spiritual but not religious haven’t figured out what they’re looking for.
74. We’re sending HRH to Catholic school in the fall.
75. We’ll have to start attending church again.
76. You know, so we’re not hypocritical.
77. I’ve been cramming with him to learn The Sign of the Cross, Hail Mary and Our Father.
78. We have been doing ‘God Blesses’ with the boys since they were infants.
79. We talk about God and Heaven and they know who The Big Man is.
80. We’re sending him to Catholic school less because we want him to receive a Catholic-centric education as because we don’t like the alternatives available to us in our current public school system.
81. Generally, I feel that good public schools offer more alternatives than parochial schools.
82. Education is a top priority in Andy’s family.
83. He and his four siblings all went to top private schools.
84. I’ve completed four years of college but don’t have a degree.
85. That is really, really hard for me to admit.
86. I had this stupid idea you were supposed to know what you wanted to be when you grew up in order to complete college.
87. My dad was a blue collar hero whose favorite expression was ‘fucking yuppies.’
88. As a result, I didn’t get a lot of support from him on the college front.
89. Especially when I was initially an undeclared major.
90. Working without a degree and doing pretty well taught me that you don’t have to love what you do to be good at it.
91. One of my biggest regrets is not going away to college. I partially blame a tiny Catholic school and a really shitty guidance counselor for that.
92. Not having a degree is my biggest insecurity.
93. I’m very smart but don’t have the piece of paper to back it up.
94. I have finally figured out what I want to do when I grow up; interior design.
95. I get to go to school when RC starts full-time kindergarten. Two years and counting.
96. I think if I were to pursue a career without first finishing my degree, it would be Real Estate.
97. Part of the reason I will get my degree is so I can never be an excuse for my kids.
98. I used to think I was a very good writer before I started reading blogs.
99. I still think I’m a good writer.
100. I know I am a survivor.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Won Word Meme
Last week, I joined AllMediocre in the interest of getting a little more traffic to my site (cause I need validation like that) and I'm always interested in reading blogs that might have something in common with mine. Since then, I've been having a good time linking around (cause I'm a bit of a blog slut like that) and reading new friends.
Tonight, I linked onto A Mom Two Boys (cause it sounds familiar) and was on post number 5 or 6 before I realized that it was Meghan who had actually founded All Mediocre (cause I'm sharp like that).
Meghan was tagged with a meme in which you have to answer each question with only one word. Her answers were cute and funny but what made them unusual was that she included a second set of answers expanding on her original single-word answer. I'm stealing both the meme and the extended mix version (cause I like to pay homage like that). I'm also adding A Mom Two Boys to my feeds (cause I like her style).
1. Where is your cell phone? Bag
2. Your significant other? Andy
3. Your hair? Curly
4. Your mother? Me
5. Your father? Dead
6. Your favorite thing? Sleep
7. Your dream last night? ??
8 Your favorite drink? Wine
9. Your dream/goal? Retirement
10. The room you’re in? Kitchen
11. Your hobby? Yoga
12. Your fear? Trouble
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Designing
14. What you’re not? Confident
15. Muffins? Eh
16. One of your wish list items? Bath
17. Where you grew up? Bostonish
18. The last thing you did? TV
19. What are you wearing? Shorts
20. Favorite Gadget? Cell
21. Your pets? Superfluous
22. Your computer? New!!
23. Your mood? Eh
24. Missing someone? Yeah
25. Your car? Hazmat
26. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes
27. Favorite store? Target
28. Like someone? Huz
29. Your favorite color? Green
30. When was the last time you laughed? 4:00-ish
31. Last time you cried? Years
Now the DJ-AM Extended Club Mix:
1. Where is your cell phone? In my purse. Mostly dead. I have to remember to charge it when I'm home because the majority of my car trips are too short to get a good charge.
2. Your significant other? Andy. Just called me into the living room to watch Princess Leah in chains
3. Your hair? Curly. I got it cut over a week ago but still haven't bothered to style it because it's been too humid. And humid + curly = frizz.
4. Your mother? Me. I know what I'm going to be 22 years from now. Always have.
5. Your father? Dead. I let that sleeping dog lie.
6. Your favorite thing? Sleep. Sad, but at this juncture, probably true.
7. Your dream last night? I dreamed a 3-year-old kept getting out of his bed and coming into mine. Oh...wait...
8 Your favorite drink? Wine or maybe Tea. No. Wine.
9. Your dream/goal? Retirement. Summer on the Cape. Winter in Naples, Fl. Freelancing if we want to. And as long as it doesn't interfere with travel or golf.
10. The room you’re in? Kitchen. Because I need to be sitting at a table or desk to type well.
11. Your hobby? Yoga. It goes with that whole mind/body/spirit thing I'm working on.
12. Your fear? Trouble. AKA something bad happening to my family.
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Designing. The plan is that after the boys are in school full time, I go back to Boston Architectural College to study interior design. It's good to be nearly 40 and finally figure out what you want to be when you grow up.
14. What you’re not? Confident. I'll let that one stand alone for now as well
15. Muffins? Eh. Brownies on the other hand...
16. One of your wish list items? Bath. As in Master. Whenever we talk about a new house, that is an absolute. The definition of true luxury.
17. Where you grew up? Bostonish. Basically, I've lived in two towns my whole life.
18. The last thing you did? TV. I love almost anything on HGTV. Tonight it was Curb Appeal and Hidden Potential. I can't be bothered to link them.
19. What are you wearing? Shorts. It's 9:46 and still 80 degrees outside. The kitchen temp is 74.7 in case you were interested.
20. Favorite Gadget? Cell phone. I don't know anyone's phone number, I just know their speed dial. I also keep my appointments in there, and take lots of pictures.
21. Your pets? Superfluous. Not true but I needed just one word. They were my practice babies. While we're on vacation, we're making my sister stay at my mother's house so Maddie doesn't need to go to a kennel because at 8 years old, my dog has never spent a single night by herself. I don't think she knows she's a dog and not a person.
22. Your computer? New!! The funny thing is I needed a laptop so I could blog anywhere yet somehow I always end up in the kitchen.
23. Your mood? Eh. I'm in kind of a weird place right now. The boys are kicking my ass and I'm having trouble getting back in the zone.
24. Missing someone? Yeah. My best friend, Chris. It's a long story.
25. Your car? Hazmat. Not only is it my car but it's the family car, too. Just today, I proposed we hang onto it for a boat hauler/winter vehicle for Andy because the trade in will be junk anyway. This will leave me free to get something that still works for the kids and us but has a little more style/better fuel economy. I'm thinking possibly a CR-V.
26. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes. Now it's 79.7 degrees outside
27. Favorite store? Target. Where else can you go to buy a printer ink cartridge, personal lubricant, and five pounds of almonds? Exactly.
28. Like someone? Huz. Andy and I have these 'dates' where we sit in the kitchen, drink wine, and talk. It's sort of nice after 8 years of marriage to still have something to say to one another.
29. Your favorite color? Green (like my cooking)
30. When was the last time you laughed? Earlier. When I came downstairs and found a naked RC coming in the back door stating "I just peed on the deck."
31. Last time you cried? Years. My mom calls us 'the frozen chosen.' Just keep pushing those emotions down, pushing them down.
And hey, look! I'm breaking with tradition and tagging JCK at Motherscribe (cause she's going to Blogher and I'm soooo envious) and Fran at Merlot Mom (cause she is too, dammit!).
Tonight, I linked onto A Mom Two Boys (cause it sounds familiar) and was on post number 5 or 6 before I realized that it was Meghan who had actually founded All Mediocre (cause I'm sharp like that).
Meghan was tagged with a meme in which you have to answer each question with only one word. Her answers were cute and funny but what made them unusual was that she included a second set of answers expanding on her original single-word answer. I'm stealing both the meme and the extended mix version (cause I like to pay homage like that). I'm also adding A Mom Two Boys to my feeds (cause I like her style).
1. Where is your cell phone? Bag
2. Your significant other? Andy
3. Your hair? Curly
4. Your mother? Me
5. Your father? Dead
6. Your favorite thing? Sleep
7. Your dream last night? ??
8 Your favorite drink? Wine
9. Your dream/goal? Retirement
10. The room you’re in? Kitchen
11. Your hobby? Yoga
12. Your fear? Trouble
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Designing
14. What you’re not? Confident
15. Muffins? Eh
16. One of your wish list items? Bath
17. Where you grew up? Bostonish
18. The last thing you did? TV
19. What are you wearing? Shorts
20. Favorite Gadget? Cell
21. Your pets? Superfluous
22. Your computer? New!!
23. Your mood? Eh
24. Missing someone? Yeah
25. Your car? Hazmat
26. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes
27. Favorite store? Target
28. Like someone? Huz
29. Your favorite color? Green
30. When was the last time you laughed? 4:00-ish
31. Last time you cried? Years
Now the DJ-AM Extended Club Mix:
1. Where is your cell phone? In my purse. Mostly dead. I have to remember to charge it when I'm home because the majority of my car trips are too short to get a good charge.
2. Your significant other? Andy. Just called me into the living room to watch Princess Leah in chains
3. Your hair? Curly. I got it cut over a week ago but still haven't bothered to style it because it's been too humid. And humid + curly = frizz.
4. Your mother? Me. I know what I'm going to be 22 years from now. Always have.
5. Your father? Dead. I let that sleeping dog lie.
6. Your favorite thing? Sleep. Sad, but at this juncture, probably true.
7. Your dream last night? I dreamed a 3-year-old kept getting out of his bed and coming into mine. Oh...wait...
8 Your favorite drink? Wine or maybe Tea. No. Wine.
9. Your dream/goal? Retirement. Summer on the Cape. Winter in Naples, Fl. Freelancing if we want to. And as long as it doesn't interfere with travel or golf.
10. The room you’re in? Kitchen. Because I need to be sitting at a table or desk to type well.
11. Your hobby? Yoga. It goes with that whole mind/body/spirit thing I'm working on.
12. Your fear? Trouble. AKA something bad happening to my family.
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Designing. The plan is that after the boys are in school full time, I go back to Boston Architectural College to study interior design. It's good to be nearly 40 and finally figure out what you want to be when you grow up.
14. What you’re not? Confident. I'll let that one stand alone for now as well
15. Muffins? Eh. Brownies on the other hand...
16. One of your wish list items? Bath. As in Master. Whenever we talk about a new house, that is an absolute. The definition of true luxury.
17. Where you grew up? Bostonish. Basically, I've lived in two towns my whole life.
18. The last thing you did? TV. I love almost anything on HGTV. Tonight it was Curb Appeal and Hidden Potential. I can't be bothered to link them.
19. What are you wearing? Shorts. It's 9:46 and still 80 degrees outside. The kitchen temp is 74.7 in case you were interested.
20. Favorite Gadget? Cell phone. I don't know anyone's phone number, I just know their speed dial. I also keep my appointments in there, and take lots of pictures.
21. Your pets? Superfluous. Not true but I needed just one word. They were my practice babies. While we're on vacation, we're making my sister stay at my mother's house so Maddie doesn't need to go to a kennel because at 8 years old, my dog has never spent a single night by herself. I don't think she knows she's a dog and not a person.
22. Your computer? New!! The funny thing is I needed a laptop so I could blog anywhere yet somehow I always end up in the kitchen.
23. Your mood? Eh. I'm in kind of a weird place right now. The boys are kicking my ass and I'm having trouble getting back in the zone.
24. Missing someone? Yeah. My best friend, Chris. It's a long story.
25. Your car? Hazmat. Not only is it my car but it's the family car, too. Just today, I proposed we hang onto it for a boat hauler/winter vehicle for Andy because the trade in will be junk anyway. This will leave me free to get something that still works for the kids and us but has a little more style/better fuel economy. I'm thinking possibly a CR-V.
26. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes. Now it's 79.7 degrees outside
27. Favorite store? Target. Where else can you go to buy a printer ink cartridge, personal lubricant, and five pounds of almonds? Exactly.
28. Like someone? Huz. Andy and I have these 'dates' where we sit in the kitchen, drink wine, and talk. It's sort of nice after 8 years of marriage to still have something to say to one another.
29. Your favorite color? Green (like my cooking)
30. When was the last time you laughed? Earlier. When I came downstairs and found a naked RC coming in the back door stating "I just peed on the deck."
31. Last time you cried? Years. My mom calls us 'the frozen chosen.' Just keep pushing those emotions down, pushing them down.
And hey, look! I'm breaking with tradition and tagging JCK at Motherscribe (cause she's going to Blogher and I'm soooo envious) and Fran at Merlot Mom (cause she is too, dammit!).
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Going to Hell in a Laundry Basket
Lest you think I have only been ignorning all of you as we transition from school schedule to summer schedule, I give you exhibit A: 
This is our playroom loveseat, rendered completely unusable for its given purpose. Need a clean t-shirt, hon? Oh, I did a bleach wash. Go check the basement...
This is our playroom loveseat, rendered completely unusable for its given purpose. Need a clean t-shirt, hon? Oh, I did a bleach wash. Go check the basement...Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Roles
Advice Giver
Appropriate Weight Pajama Decider
Bad Joke Laugher
Bather
Bathroom Cleaner
Birthday Present Purchaser
Boo-boo Kisser
Cheerleader
Christmas Card Mailer
Clothing Purchaser
Dietician
Dishwasher Unloader
Doctor's Appointment Maker
Dog Groomer
Driver
Dry Cleaner Deliverer
Easter Basket Assembler
Emergency Room Visitor
Field Trip Chaperone(r)
Fingernail Trimmer
Floor Washer
Food Preparer
Food Purchaser
Friend
Gym Attender
Hair Length Judger
Hand-Me-Down Donator
Helmet Enforcer
Illness Identifier
Immunization Restrainer
List Maker
Listener
Lost Item Locator
Lover
Lunch Box Rememberer
Meal Planner
Mentor
Name Giver
Partner
Picture Taker
Recycler
Referee
Santa Claus
School Project Coordinator
School Researcher
Seasonal Wardrobe Switcher
Sheet Changer
Sickness Historian
Slide Catcher
Snuggler
Social Agenda Scheduler
Sweatshirt Carrier
Swing Pusher
Teacher
Teeth Brushing Policer
Tie Matcher
Tylenol Amount Doser
Vacation Planner
Vacuumer
Weight Loss Struggler
Yoga Lover
Zen Seeker
Wife
Mother
me
Appropriate Weight Pajama Decider
Bad Joke Laugher
Bather
Bathroom Cleaner
Birthday Present Purchaser
Boo-boo Kisser
Cheerleader
Christmas Card Mailer
Clothing Purchaser
Dietician
Dishwasher Unloader
Doctor's Appointment Maker
Dog Groomer
Driver
Dry Cleaner Deliverer
Easter Basket Assembler
Emergency Room Visitor
Field Trip Chaperone(r)
Fingernail Trimmer
Floor Washer
Food Preparer
Food Purchaser
Friend
Gym Attender
Hair Length Judger
Hand-Me-Down Donator
Helmet Enforcer
Illness Identifier
Immunization Restrainer
List Maker
Listener
Lost Item Locator
Lover
Lunch Box Rememberer
Meal Planner
Mentor
Name Giver
Partner
Picture Taker
Recycler
Referee
Santa Claus
School Project Coordinator
School Researcher
Seasonal Wardrobe Switcher
Sheet Changer
Sickness Historian
Slide Catcher
Snuggler
Social Agenda Scheduler
Sweatshirt Carrier
Swing Pusher
Teacher
Teeth Brushing Policer
Tie Matcher
Tylenol Amount Doser
Vacation Planner
Vacuumer
Weight Loss Struggler
Yoga Lover
Zen Seeker
Wife
Mother
me
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