down your pants!"
Seriously, how often does something come out of your mouth that you instantly think to yourself, "Did I just say that?!". As a mom, it seems like you are always saying odd things (or making up odd rules) that are appropriate at the time, but really are strange. For our FHE game on Monday we were playing Hot/Cold. We were hiding a flannel board Nephi & Lulu thought it would be funny to hide him down her pants. (Then I started to wonder if Nephi was in some corner of heaven laughing at the both of us!) Just tonight I said, "We don't jump on people" to Buddy after he jumped off the bed, and with great force, landed on Rob.
One funny rule at our house: "No 'pretend' potty's can be constructed"--I'm sure you can imagine why/when this became a rule. Also, "No baby talk"--for some reason toddler's doing baby talk drives me up a wall!
And just to prove this doesn't just happen to me I'll relate this story: When we were first married we were having a family dinner at my in-laws and Rob's sister starting singing during the meal. Another sister piped up, "Remember our family rule: No singing at the table!". I thought that was so funny, we never had a need for such a rule at our house, I only remember "No hats at the table".
Do you have funny rules at your house or odd things you find yourself saying to your kids? I want to hear them--it will make me feel like a normal mom.
For whatever reason, our oldest daughter likes to speak with a fake british accent every once in awhile. It drives me batty! I think I'll make it a rule "no british accents at the dinner table".
ReplyDeleteOur weird rule is: No getting frustrated with inanimate objects. Both me and P. get frustrated when something doesn't work the way it should - a drawer, tool, toy, etc. It's helped remind us when and how to deal with frustration!
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