Learning Experiences

There are a few things that I have learned from being a mother:

1. Turn off the kitchen tap before doing anything else.

2. When the kitchen sink overflows, you are already halfway to having cleaner counters and floor.

3. Make sure the toilet seat is down and clean and that there is toilet paper before using the bathroom.

4. It takes a long time for kids to find more toilet paper and too much yelling on the parent's part.

5. Put away everything before doing something else because the kids will find it and make a mess.

6. There is usually no time to put away whatever you are doing because someone needs you RIGHT NOW!

7. Don't put drinks on top of your TV or anything else electronic.

8. Hide the cable card or your kids will.

9. Change poopy diapers immediately.

10. If you ask your child if he or she has a poopy diaper and he or she says "no", check anyway.

11. Keep a roll of paper towels in arm's reach from the table.

12. Clorox Disinfecting Wipes make clean-up easy when potty-training a child.

13. Kids are expensive: not only are there the regular expenses, like diapers and college, but also the expense of replacing things that get ruined one way or another.

14. Kids are very forgiving, teachable, and loving. There's a reason that the Lord told us to become like little children.

I've learned these things over and over again...maybe eventually I'll remember them.