Confessions of a Bad Mother
June 29th, 2009
I feel the need to confess some of my latest parenting blunders, to unburden myself and declare a clean start. Here is the latest litany of mishaps...
1. I forgot Alexa wasn't strapped into her pushchair and tipped her out onto the road
2. I have taken to plugging her into the TV when she gets crabby
3. I always forget to put suncream on her, and she has a pretty decent tan which is an achievement in England
4. I let her play with toothpicks because it keeps her amused when I'm cooking
5. The other day I lost her in Primark. She was hiding inside a clothes rack and thought it was really funny. I didn't.
6. She told a sweet elderly lady in Budgens that she was a monkey, and before I told her off, I laughed. The lady didn't find it amusing at all.
7. When she has a really bad tangle in her hair, I sometimes cut it out with scissors
8. She picked up a piece of chewing gum of the ground and popped it in her mouth before I could get to it, and when I couldn't prize her jaws apart to get it out, I just left her chewing it.
Okay, that actually made me feel worse, and now I feel really sorry for baby two who has no idea the risk she is running being born to such a mother.
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Rachael
~ June 29th, 2009 ~ 09:06Love it Jo!! We could start a confessions page to your blog!! Where do I start..... well guilty of your number 1, 2 & 3 ... and
1.I let James eat butter straight from the tub rather than saying no because I don't want a fuss.
2.In the middle of the night have often searched downstairs for whatever toy James had demanded just so he will go back to sleep fast.
3. Let John slip down his highchair to the floor because I was too lazy to strap him in.
4. Put him in a baby bouncy chair way after he could sit up, so I could wash my hair. He tipped it right up and banged his head on the tiled floor.
LOL! This is hilarious, and I love it! Especially number 1 ...
Paula
~ July 4th, 2009 ~ 20:07You're such a good mother you recognise what is and isn't important ;-)
Mine are 23 - 15.. and I've forgotten what horrendous things Ive done over the years, but they all turned out great. that's what's known as grace :-) Glad you are enjoying them!
Suellen Swinney
~ July 5th, 2009 ~ 00:07So sorry you are feeling bad, but you are still a good mother!!! In fact, it sounds like a normal day for most parents!
Hazel~ July 5th, 2009 ~ 20:07I love this post... we all need to know we are not alone in these daily mishaps :) x
Amber
~ July 10th, 2009 ~ 19:07And yet Alexa is so sweet! You give me hope that in spite of my own blunders my baby might turn out OK.
