[blparent] How do you know you're a mother? (time tolighten up and laugh)

Thu Jan 12 07:42:53 UTC 2012

I've also had a child sick when I had a phone interview. In my case, my 
youngest had a stomach flu and made quite the mess. One of the interviewers 
being a mother, understood. Many a mess was cleaned up, and my baby put down 
for a nap while interviewing for the position. I'd say the phone interview 
lasted at least an hour longer because of it, but the most important part is 
that my daughter was taken care of, and being a single father I think I 
gained some bonus points. *grins*

Jo Elizabeth Pinto writes:

> I never did the potty thing during a business call, but I was having an 
> interview on the phone to proofread for the state of Colorado, and Sarah was 
> sick that day.  She was sprawled out on the kitchen floor with her head in 
> my lap, and she started screeching that she had to burp--that's the word she 
> uses to say throw up, for some reason.  I knew there was no way we'd make it 
> to the toilet, so I let her do her thing, got her calmed down and curled up 
> in my recliner with a blanket, and cleaned up the mess, all the while going 
> on with the interview.  I always wondered what the woman on the other end of 
> the phone thought of the whole thing, but she didn't say a word about it to 
> me.
> 
> Jo Elizabeth
> 
> "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
> the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
> these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist
> 
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> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:26 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] How do you know you're a mother? (time tolighten	upandlaugh)
> 
>> A lot of these numbers have happened to me and my husband.  He always 
>> seemed
>> to have spit up on his shoulder and the password on the door into his 
>> office
>> was jackpot diaper.
>> Too too funny.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:32 AM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] How do you know you're a mother? (time to lighten 
>> up
>> and laugh)
>>
>> numbers 4 and 5 have happened to me.
>> I'd love to see a dad's list and wonder if it would apply more to older
>> kids?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12:05 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] How do you know you're a mother? (time to lighten 
>> up
>> and laugh)
>>
>> Yup, that would be true.  I could really relate to the pooping without an
>> audience thing.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
>> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant 
>> of
>> the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all 
>> of
>> these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:32 PM
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] How do you know you're a mother? (time to lighten
>> upandlaugh)
>>
>>> hahaha thanks for this.
>>> i can relate to so many of these.
>>> mine would be when a 10 minute shower became equivalent to the luxury
>>> of a weekend at a spa.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:37 PM
>>> Subject: [blparent] How do you know you're a mother? (time to lighten
>>> up
>>> andlaugh)
>>>
>>>
>>>>I saw this and thought I'd share.  A little gross, don't read if
>>>>you're squeamish, but it never hurts to laugh.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jo Elizabeth
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A few months ago, I was in the grocery store roaming the bread isle.
>>>> Wheat, white, pita, English muffins ... Boring, boring, boring. And,
>>>> then I spotted it: Goldfish Sandwich Bread. There, right in between
>>>> the milk and the exotic food aisle, I squealed. Bread, in the shape
>>>> of a giant Goldfish cracker?! My kids would be psyched!! This was the
>>>> best trip to Safeway EVER!!! Wooo-hooo!
>>>>
>>>> And, then it hit me: I am such a mother.
>>>>
>>>> I asked my friends for their "motherhood moments" and the answers
>>>> made me laugh -- I can relate to every single one ... What about you?
>>>>
>>>> 25. Your new accessories consist of boogers, spit up and pieces of
>>>> food on your outfit.  -- Monica
>>>>
>>>> 24. Your kid starts to throw up and you hold out your hands to catch
>>>> it because you're no where near the toilet. Then you hold the crying
>>>> child, getting barf in your hair and that's the least of your
>>>> concerns. -- Amy
>>>>
>>>> 23. When going grocery shopping alone is considered "Me time" -- 
>>>> Lizette
>>>>
>>>> 22. You quietly wipe a butt (and remember to not flush!) while on a
>>>> business call. --- Laura
>>>>
>>>> 21. Your six year old daughter has more shoes and a cuter wardrobe
>>>> than you. -- Patti
>>>>
>>>> 20. You pick someone else's boogers and it's no big deal. -- Melissa
>>>>
>>>> 19. You actually like driving a mini van. -- Jody
>>>>
>>>> 18. When you know 1 million things to clean with BABY WIPES! -- Diana
>>>>
>>>> 17. When you feel the need to stick a bottle in the mouth of anyone
>>>> upset. -- Michelle
>>>>
>>>> 16. You carry human teeth in your purse.  -- Penny
>>>>
>>>> 15. You just forced them into bed and you've had enough then an hour
>>>> later you're bawling your eyes out at their baby pics. -- Nermeen
>>>>
>>>> 14. You hold your poop till 11 p.m. so that you can go without an
>>>> audience... -- Evin
>>>>
>>>> 13. ?"What kind of poop was it?" counts as stimulating conversation.
>>>> -- JoAnna
>>>>
>>>> 12.  When you jam out to the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse song while
>>>> driving and realize you just dropped off the little one at daycare.
>>>> -- LeKisha
>>>>
>>>> 11. When you have extra underwear and leggings and emergency fruit
>>>> snacks stashed in your purse and glove compartment at all times! --- 
>>>> Kathryn
>>>>
>>>> 10. You can do 6 different things at the same time.  -- Donna
>>>>
>>>> 9. You hear a kid going bananas in public and as soon as you see it's
>>>> not yours, you're thrilled.  -- Stacey
>>>>
>>>> 8. Walk out of the house, realize there's poop on your shirt, and
>>>> scrape it off with your nail instead of going back inside to change.
>>>> -- Erin
>>>>
>>>> 7. When you hear someone else's newborn do her little gurgle cry and
>>>> you think "awww, I wish I could hold her" rather than "OMG make it
>>>> stop!" -- Brandy
>>>>
>>>> 6. You are more likely to find cheese sticks, diapers and yogurt in
>>>> your purse than a mirror. -- Liana
>>>>
>>>> 5. You spent half the day with a "You Went Potty!!!!" sticker in your
>>>> hair and no one told you. -- Tiffany
>>>>
>>>> 4. You have embraced the fact that an uninterrupted nap excites you
>>>> more than uninterrupted sex. -- Kimberly
>>>>
>>>> 3. You clench your nether regions just before a sneeze so you don't
>>>> pee. -- Kelly
>>>>
>>>> 2. You eat a rogue Froot Loop off the floor and never think twice.
>>>> And you don't even look around to see if someone's watching. -- Susan
>>>>
>>>> 1. The last thing you do on a vacation is relax.  -- Kimberly
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How did you know you were a mother?
>>>>
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