Reason #14 I’m a Bad Mom: I win unfairly, and then I rub it in
Tuesday
Aug 24, 2010
Try to top that for sheer evil.
Say I’m trying to put a t-shirt on C but he’s determined to go topless. We wrangle. He rolls over and tries to crawl away. I grab him by the ankles and pull him towards me. He flips over and lands on his back. I blow a raspberry at him, and take advantage of his momentary distraction to get the shirt over his head. He flips and makes a run for it again, but even as he’s crawling I take first one hand and then the other and slip them through the sleeves. I then release him and wait.
When he is finally free, he crawls what he considers a safe distance before turning to me with a triumphant look on his face… until he realises he is actually wearing the damned thing. The confusion in his face is priceless.
But this, this is the really evil part:
At this point I usually point at him, say “Mama 1, Baby 0″ and do a fist pump.
(Let’s all pause for a moment to let that sink in.)
C will run away from home before he’s 3 years old, and it will all be my fault.
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Comments
Nicole Grady
August 24th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
That is AWESOME!!
Krystie
August 24th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
HA! I think it’s funny. A mom’s gotta do what a mom’s gotta do!
Becca
August 24th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
HAHA! I totally do the same thing to my kiddo–without the fist pumps, although I’ll be adding those next time
Julie
August 24th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Hilarious! Thanks!
McGoo
August 24th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Hilarious! -The look of confusion is my favorite part:D
Calista
August 24th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
I love the ‘fist pumps’ bit – priceless!
Christy
August 24th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
LOL!! I normally do a victory dance win I win over my kids!
marie keane
August 25th, 2010 at 8:53 am
hey wait before i finished reading the whole thing,i thought C might habe been your husband…and i was worried
Meredith
August 25th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
I give my almost 2-year old the classic, “You mess with the bull, you gonna get the horns, boy,” line from “The Breakfast Club.”
Lisa
August 26th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
HA! I do that all the time to my son!! I’ll even drag him back into the room by the ankles (with him laughing mind you), pick him up and toss him on the bed
I’ve been known to sit on his legs too (he’s almost 4)