Somebody Said ...

luvmykids wrote: Somebody said it takes about 6 weeks to get back to normal after
you've had a baby . . . Somebody doesn't know that once you're a
mother, "normal" is history.

Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct . . Somebody
never took a 3-year-old shopping.

Somebody said ! being a mother is boring . . . Somebody never rode in a
car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.

Somebody said good mothers never raise their voices . . . Somebody
never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a golf
ball through the neighbor's kitchen window.

Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother . . .
Somebody never helped a 4th grader with his math.

Somebody said you can't love the 5th child as much as you love the
first . . ..Somebody doesn't have 5 children.

Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing
questions in the books . . . Somebody never had a child stuff beans up
his nose or in his ears.

Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and
delivery. . ..
Somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the 1st day of
kindergarten . . or on a plane headed for military boot camp.

Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one
hand tied behind her back . .. Somebody never organized 7 giggling
Brownies to sell cookies.

Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married. ..
Somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son- or daughter-in-law
to a mother's heartstrings.

Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home . ..
Somebody never had grandchildren.

Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to
tell her . . . Somebody isn't a mother.

Nina J replied: Those are all really cute and sweet. I especially like the last one

holley79 replied: A friend of mine emailed this to me. I loved it.

C&K*s Mommie replied: Those are great! Little reminders of what is to come, later on as the kids continue to grow. Thanks for sharing!

CAMSMOM1 replied:

Oh how to handle a kid spliting his head open!? Didn't find that in a book!

MyLuvBugs replied: Oh those last 3 had my eyes welling up with tears. That was really great. Thank you.

My3LilMonkeys replied: So true!!!

1lilpeanut2love replied: OMG I really like that!! I am going to save that to my computer-- I might think about getting a copy of it and framing it as a gift for my MIL. Where did u find that??

luvmykids replied:
It was emailed to me, it had another "story" with it but I can email you the whole thing if you want.

1lilpeanut2love replied: sure thing. THANKS. My email address is mjkweiss05@mail.com. Thanks again!!

luvmykids replied:
Done!

kimberley replied: so true! thanks for the post.. i needed this today

Edward's Mommy replied: I am printing that and hanging it over Edward's crib. When I'm have a hard day with him, I'll read it and remember.

BAC'sMom replied: Just beautiful...thanks for passing that along.

3xsthefun replied: I really like that!