Basic Mom Week in Review - 04/09/17

5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned

1. My 3-year-old was very upset about her hair being in her face while we were having a picnic at the park. I didn't have an extra ponytail holder, so I used the clothespin that was holding our chips closed.

Lesson: Just wait till the hipsters get hold of this idea. Have I set up clothespins to be the new mason jars?

2. This exclamation after my 3-year-old finished a plate of spaghetti:

3-Year-Old (very upset): Now my throat smells like spaghetti!

Lesson: If I were her, I'd be more concerned about the red sauce covering my face, but to each her own self-esteem issue.

3. My 8-year-old's art teacher chose one of her paintings to be included in our city's Fine Arts Festival.

Lesson: You know that feeling when you are super proud of your kid, but also super depressed because your 8-year-old is far more accomplished than you are? No? I do.

4. I told my 3-year-old to go finish getting dressed. When I checked on her a few minutes later, I found her laying under her backpack pretending to be a cat.

Lesson: This is why we're never on time.

5. My daughters had this argument in the car:

3-Year-Old: I'm perfect.

8-Year-Old: Nobody's perfect.

3-Year-Old: Everybody's perfect!

8-Year-Old: Nobody's perfect!

3-Year-Old (screaming and on the verge of tears): Everybody's perfect!

8-Year-Old (screaming and on the verge of tears): MOM! Tell her that nobody's perfect!

And so on . . .

Lesson: My children have driven me to the brink of a philosophical crisis. I mean everyone has flaws, so nobody's perfect, but, then again, aren't we all perfect just the way we are? Thanks a lot, girls.