Things They DIDN'T Warn You About Being A Mother!

I don't know about all you other mom's out there, but with my first pregnancy I studied everything I could about pregnancy. I signed up for weekly pregnancy emails from babycenter.com and thebump.com. I read the all famous, "What to Expect When Your Expecting." and I watched every single episode of Birth Stories, Bringing Home Baby and Deliver Me. I thought, "Well, I got this down pat." And I felt great and like I was going to know every detail about my child the instint she was born. Ha ha. Ladies, laugh with me here. I am on my third pregnancy and I find myself thinking to myself, "They didn't say anything about THIS in my research from a few years back." as I watch my children day in and day out. So, I decided I would start a list of what I wish I was warned about.

1. Sometimes, you just HAVE to smell that brown substance on the wall. It could be either pudding, chocolate or yahhhh....we all don't want to think about that last bit.
2. When eating out, your children will find every possible way to touch the ladies hair that is sitting in the booth behind you.
3. It isn't unusual to have to act happy that your child is indeed getting his boogers out of his own nose.
4. And sometimes you have to take the booger from him so he isn't upset.
5. No matter how many times you tell the children not to touch the clean clothes in their drawers, you find yourself washing the same clothes daily, but yet you still have seen your child wear it.
6. They love to eat! It doesn't even have to taste good. Chips, french fries and (yuck) dog food and your child is in heaven. *Editor's note: No ladies, I have never intended to give my children this for dinner. But I can promise you, they wouldn't mind it!"
7. A spotless floor will no longer exist. Ever.
8. You can go to bed at the same time as the kids, and still wake up with less than 10% of the energy they have.
9. You find yourself worrying when your children are being quiet.
10. The bathroom is no longer a private time.