♥A Mother's Resolutions♥

A Mother's Resolutions

- When I forget to go to the grocery store, I will not boil the macaroni
necklaces my children made for me in preschool.

- When I hear one of my children wake in the middle of the night, I will run
upstairs to supervise before he relieves himself in the sink and then creeps
into the bathtub to return to sleep.

- I will pack the kids' lunch boxes the night before so I don't throw in a
slab of frozen lasagna as they're running for the bus. "It'll defrost by
lunch. If not, you can suck it like an ice pop."

- I will resist the urge to explain to strangers why my son is wearing
winter boots, a bathing suit bottom, and an inside-out and backward pajama
top. I will be grateful that he is able to dress himself.

- I will not tell my children that the Play-Doh dried up just because I
don't feel like cleaning up after they use it, even though I know it means
I'll spend the evening harvesting the colored stuff from the carpet fibers,
chair cushions and the dog's fur.

- I will always protect the rights of my children, especially their right to
remain silent.

-. I will learn to accept the outbursts and tantrums as a part of life.
After all, I promised to love my husband for better or worse.

- When my husband and I go to a restaurant without the kids, I will not roll
up his sleeves or move the knives from his reach. I will not accompany him
to the bathroom and remind him to wash his hands with soap. If my husband
wants dessert at the end of the meal, I will not tell him it depends on his
behavior.