...you meet a mother while watching your sibs at the playground and carry on a conversation at their level.
... you see a recipe that involves pre-packaged baking mix and shout "Cheater!"
... microwaves are an abomination, followed closely by frozen dinners.
... diaper-changing is a competitive sport- which sister can change Baby the fastest?
... your youngest sibling can't seem to decide who is her mom- you or your mom
...you dress nicely for going out and one or more of your younger brothers declare, "You're beautiful. I'm gonna marry you when I grow up."
...Mom doesn't give instructions on what to make for dinner, but you know anyways.
...most people mistake you for the mother of your youngest sibling.
...you go buy yourself an 'official-looking' ring simply because you are so often mistaken for your youngest sibling's mom.
...it isn't uncommon to be helping the 8year old with grammar while holding the 1year old, making two different courses and a salad for dinner at the same time, and listening as the 6 and 4 year olds ramble on about their Legos....
...mom calls and says she'll be out later than she thought... and you're not worried.
... the best way to get the little boys to be quiet is telling them a story about a sleeping monster who's in the process of transforming into a good monster but will be a very horrible monster if she's awoken prematurely (aka- you wake up Baby and you're dead meat)
...you go crazy with little brothers- and you'd go crazy without them.
...you wonder what on earth kids in small families (aka 4 kids and less) DO
...Baby goes "Uh!" and makes a face- and you know exactly what she wants.
All very true!
ReplyDeleteI'm low on the MIT level, so I don't relate to all of them-probably not even most of them!
ReplyDeleteAnyways, this was great!