cooking – Confessions of a Water Walker

By Staci Pace

And continues…

41. Go ahead and get used to saying: “Stop that.” “Don’t do that.” “Put that down.” “Be quiet.” You’ll never stop.
42. You’ll quickly learn why your mom made some meals over and over again. And then you’ll ask her for the recipes.
43. Don’t ever tell your children that they have to pick up their toys or you’ll throw them away. Because the problem is that they don’t want to pick them up in the first place, and they’d rather you do it for them. Not to mention, what will you do tomorrow when they’re bored?
44. You have to set ground rules with your spouse early on about discipline. Because when a kid is grounded from outside and friends it’s not really punishment for them as much as you.
45. At least one of your children will eat their boogers, one will wipe them on everything and one will try to give them to you, but they all will pick them.
46. No matter how many times you tell them not to they will wipe their hands on their clothes.
47. Some areas of your house will always smell like pee no matter how many times you scrub them.
48. A parent with all girls just won’t understand a parent with all boys and vice versa.
49. At some point you will wish that you could arrange a marriage for your child, and possibly as early as 12.
50. Baking with your child is NOT NEARLY as fun as it sounds.

This article was originally posted on Jesus Had A Mama.

Episode 1: 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Had Kids

Episode 2: 10 More Things I Wish I Knew

Episode 3: 10 More Things, Episode 3

Episode 4: 10 More Things, Episode 4

Episode 5: 10 More Things, Episode 5

By Staci Pace

31. You will wish for the snow day more than your child. And then, when it happens you will wonder why you ever wished for it in the first place.

32. Cable television is something to avoid at all costs. Commercials are not something you want to welcome into your home.

33. You will be ashamed of yourself on a daily basis. And proud of yourself just as much.

34. Cooking dinner will be one of the hardest jobs. Do I really have to make vegetables with every meal?

35. Anything can be broken. Anything.

36. Legos are the most awesome thing ever made and the worst thing ever made.

37. Kids have really good ears.

38. Everything in your home has the capacity to be sticky.

39. Don’t ever say “Would you just act your age?!” Because they are. And that’s the problem.

40. Act as if it’s time to go 15 minutes before it’s time to go. Always. Or you will always be late. Everywhere.