Basic Mom Week in Review - 12/13/15

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

1. I let my 2-year-old wear underpants in lieu of a diaper for the morning . . . And she peed in the library book box.

Later that same evening, while she was wrapped up in her towel after her bath, she squatted on my bedroom floor . . . And pooped.

Lesson: My daughter is either not quite ready for potty-training or attempting to mark her territory. I can never be sure with that one.

2. While talking with my daughters about what they would like to ask Santa to bring them this Christmas, my 6-year-old chimed in with, "I know what Mommy would ask Santa for . . . 3,099 cans of ice cream!"

Lesson: My daughter knows me well. Also, she thinks ice cream comes in cans, apparently?

3. This exchange with my 2-year-old while trying to teach her how to spell her name:

Me: Say, "J . . ."

2-Year-Old: J . . .

Me: Say, "U. . ."

2-Year-Old: Me.

Lesson: So, we will be putting off spelling as well as potty-training.

4. The company my husband works for sent Christmas gifts to our girls. I joked that "Mommy's work should get the girls gifts." My 6-year-old found this humorous, because, to use her words, "Mommy just babysits Juliet all day."

Lesson: This babysitting job pays a lot less than the one I had when I was 13. Also, my 6-year-old and I are no longer on speaking terms.

5. About 20 minutes after the babysitting comment, my 6-year-old walked up to my husband and me, said, "Just to be nice," and handed each of us a crumpled up twenty-dollar bill.