This parenting gig is filled with unexpected surprises. I had all sorts of ideas on how I would “parent” and nurture my children “correctly” before I had kids. Things are quite a bit different now. Sometimes I get a distinct feeling that God is relaxing with a bucket of popcorn cracking up at all the parenting surprises he doles out to the millions of unsuspecting Moms and Dads around the world. It helps to know that I am not the only one!
Today I am joined by the fabulous Echo of The Domain of the Mad Mommy. She is sharing some of the things she wasn’t prepared to explain to her children to make me feel better about my journey as a parent! Make sure you hop on over to check out all the crafts and fun parenting articles on her blog. Seriously–Echo is awesome.
We have all heard the stories.
Things I never thought I would say.
Things I never thought I would do.
How becoming a parent changed me.
Parenting folklore. Everyone has a story.
How about this one:
Yes.
There were things.
Things that caught me off guard.
Things that I wasn’t prepared to explain to my children.
Here are the ones that really stand out! (In no particular order)
1. “Look Mom, A wizard!” – said my son LOUDLY!
While shopping at Walgreens, my son sees a women wearing all black and a Hijab, It was the first time that he had seen someone in full Islamic garb. I just kind of hushed him, told him not to shout and said, “That is not a wizard.” I was completely unprepared, embarrassed and disappointed in myself because I didn’t know how to explain it to him properly. He later told me, “I thought it was Voldemort, but I couldn’t say his name.”.
2. “If it took surgery to get us out of you, what kind of surgery put us in there?” – My son questioning human reproduction.
“Ummmm, Uhhhhh, I’ll talk to you about this when you are older.” That was all I could muster.
I was stunned, stupefied and totally unprepared.
3. “You just have to watch out for those fancy money snatchers!” – My son discussing how he will find love.
“What are fancy money snatchers?” I asked.
“You know, girls who dress 100% fancy and only pretend they love you to get your money!” said my son, nonchalantly.
He may have 99 problems when he is older, but apparently, fancy money snatchers won’t be one.
4. “Why can’t you kiss my butt?” – My, then 2 year old, trying to get me to kiss her owie.
How do you even try to explain that one to a 2 year old? After you stop laughing that is.
5. “You keep telling me to be myself, but then you yell at me for misbehaving. You can’t have both, Mom!” – My son displaying his understanding of the world.
Is there anything that you weren’t prepared to explain to you kids?
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Michelle Westbrook says
Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party! Your post has been pinned to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest board 🙂
These were great! Especially, the fancy money-snatchers, lol…
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Cathy - Life's Hidden Treasures says
oh my goodness!! this had me in tears laughing!! LOL….I have shared on Twitter and scheduled it to share on Facebook tomorrow….so freakin’ funny 🙂
My most awkward mommy moment happened when I was talking to my daughter about sex….Her big question was “Well, if the guy is really tall, and the girl is really short….how does that work?” OMG!! What the heck do you say to that?!?!?! She is now an adult with a baby on the way…I guess she figured it out…S.M.H.
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Julie V. (Somebody's Dinner) says
I agree with the kid who asked about “Why do you tell me to be myself and then yell at me for misbehaving?”
I think telling kids to “be themselves” is ridiculous because part of childhood is learning who you are and growing to be something different. Maybe today little Shelly is no good at speaking nicely to her brother, but tomorrow she could work on it and get better. Maybe today trucks are Carl’s thing, but tomorrow planes are the best.
Or maybe I was confused by this idea as a kid because I over analyzed things 🙂
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Stacey Gannett says
OMG! I am beside myself! 🙂 I do have a similar one to your number one…only instead of a wizard, we had a pirate! A lady was entering a laundromat, while we were there and my oldest pointed and hollered out, “Look Mommy, it is a pirate!” Unfortunately, the woman was very obnoxious and instantly started yelling at me, before I could explain the situation. Have a great week!
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Rebecca says
Jahahahahaha!! I love echo, she is is funny. I remember the money snatcher incident, classic! Great guest post
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Sarah says
Ah, kids. They sure are smart, and always at the best times. I’m just thankful I can still tell the kids that the baby is coming from the store and they believe it. :p
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jhanis says
One day, my 3yo daughter and I were walking from school to the jeepney stop when she saw a midget (is it okay to say that word?) and she pointed to her and shouted “Mom look! A small mommy (100x)!” I’m pretty sure she heard my daughter because she was so near. I told my daughter to stop pointing at the lady and to stop talking. Then she asked “Why no pointing? Small mommy get mad?” AARGH!
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Herchel says
Bwahahahaha small mommy get mad?
Echo says
That is too good/bad/snicker-worthy all at the same time, Jhanis!
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Rabia @TheLiebers says
This is awesome!! My son asks me these types of questions all the time. He’s too smart for his own good…and mine too!
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Echo says
The way they question the world is mind boggling!
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