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

Thu Jan 12 13:59:39 UTC 2012

I did get the job.

Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) writes:

> Curious to know if either of you got the jobs you interviewed for?
> Most workplaces require that you have childcare even if you work from home.
> 
> -----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 10:37 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] How do you know you're a mother? (time tolighten up and laugh)
> 
> 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
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> 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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