HOW TO KNOW WITHOUT WORDS THAT YOU ARE A MOTHER?

“Woohoo!
It’s the weekend!
Oh, wait… I’m a mom!“

As usual, after coffee meetings with moms, I came up with the idea for today’s post. Unfortunately or fortunately, it is impossible to hide that a woman became a mother. I don’t care about looks, style, or character here. I mean the usual assortment with which a woman-mom does not part. After a few little things, we lose the curtain being women very quickly and introduce mommy’s face. Starting with simple things:

MOMMY’S BAG

Like a women’s bag, you will find everything in this. From tampons, lipsticks, hairbrushes, and mirrors to many lost markers, pens, business cards, and chewing gum. However, being a mother, in addition to these little things in my bag are:

*pack of waterproof plaster strips for poorly visible wounds in children- Must be colorful, cartoon characters are the best,

*nappies – My children are 2 and 5 years old, they are both out of nappies and I still haven’t taken the nappies out of the bag.

*wet wipes – there are indispensable and essential with every mom’s bag.

*tissues – there must be a lot of them everywhere, in every handbag, backpack, pocket.

*food – I thought for a moment about using the word snacks instead of food, but I have so much in my bag: a pack of baby cheese, raisins, fruit bars, banana, bread sticks, etc, that it looks like lunch to me, not just snacks.

*children’s underwear to change – Accidents happen to kids this age all the time. I also have spare socks because many times my children jumped in a puddle. Sometimes I even think I might have spare pairs of pants or t-shirts packed for myself. But where can I find a place? The stroller, pockets, and handbag are already overpackaged. With children, you always lack space for women’s basic accessories.

I don’t add all the treasures my kids find and throw in the bag (pebbles, leaves, and unexplained dried objects). I also do not include toys and mascots that I try to leave at home, but in a few days, they appear in my purse again.

MOMMY’S CONVERSATIONS

*child illness – Like it or not, the subject of children’s diseases is important. After hours of conversation with mothers, you will find out that your child’s stomach problem was the stomach flu. Also, a runny nose will end up with a cough and maybe even a fever. I would like to point out that I am a mother who, as a last resort, gives her children antibiotics or goes to the doctor. Mostly I learn about all these cases of flu and other infections from mothers who regularly visit children’s doctors.

*movie and song reviews. I laugh about it now but when I want to watch a good movie I text my single friends. Of course, when you want to get advice in fairy tales, moms are the best for it. We know the lyrics of fairy tales by heart and probably all the lyrics of songs. Not that I prefer kid’s music. But with the songs from “The secret life pets” during a walk with my daughter to the Nursery we sang loud: “Welcome to New York”. And we live in the Czech Republic. Now we are in the “Zootropolis” fairy tale stage. The beautiful Shakira song: “Try everything” we enjoy every day. I told you moms are experts in the best children’s songs.

MOMMY’S FAVOURITE PLACES

*best restaurant or Cafe – for moms, the taste of coffee or dessert, which meant a lot before motherhood, is no longer important. Now in the first place in the list of the best places, moms distinguish: play corners for children, quality and cleanliness of toilets, availability of children’s menu, and the possibility of heating milk. Generally, all staff should have the degree of babysitter and love children.

*best playground – it needs to be close to a Cafe or restaurant, with a decent toilet and all the play accessories available. Playgrounds with climbing nets (Patrick’s favorite activity). Dorota needs a sandbox the most, she even has sand in her hair. These two pieces of playground equipment are the most valued on my list.

One of the most visible characteristics that betrayed my status with childless women to women with children was my appearance. Let’s be honest, there’s no denying that you’re a new mom. One day I went with Dorothy to the nursery, in a blouse with vomit, you have already read that. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/ordinary-mornings-by-boss-baby/.

Or on that unlucky day when I was shopping and visiting the post office with jellybeans stuck in my hair.

There were more such unfortunate situations. Now it’s calmer, my appearance is slowly returning to normal, somehow my hair is even better arranged, only the content of the bag will probably never change.

The post was written as a joke, I’m not praising or criticizing, I’m just writing about my experience as a mom.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY