Mom-dar
Mothers have got a sixth-sense. You don't get it immediately after your baby is born, but acquire it over time. You know the thing I mean - you can be working happily away, maybe folding clothes or cooking dinner having left your tot playing innocently with their toys, then all of a sudden, you get a feeling.
You just know.
He's up to something.
Like Spiderman's spidy sense, your 'mom-dar' starts to bleep. You immediately put down whatever it is you're in the middle of and go in search of your child, usually to find him covered in pooh or cream or makeup and that the one minute's peace you've just been enjoying has resulted in exactly one hour's worth of cleaning up.
Today was one of those times. I was happily putting away some clean clothes when my mom-dar started to sound. The Kid hadn't made a murmur for at least two minutes. I peered round his bedroom door and sure enough, he'd gone.
I heard a rustle from The Boy's room.
Dreading to think of what he could have gotten hold of in there, I forced myself to look.
No Kid.
Strange, I thought, and was about to leave when I heard a little rattle coming from under the desk.
Then I noticed a few crumbs of soil on the carpet.
Then I noticed that The Boy's ant farm had disappeared from his shelf.
Oh. No.
With The Other Half's 'I told you sos' ringing in my ears I ran in, moved the chair and there, in all his glory sat one grubby Kid covered in a pile of moving soil.
And so, there is my lesson learnt. No matter how good your mom-dar is you can never take your eyes off a toddler. Ever.
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Emma Deadman - is a first-time mum-to-be. She gives her take on life... from bump to beyond.
Very true. I learnt not to leave a kid unattended whilst potty training this morning.....I was upstairs for a few mins, came downstairs and he was all excited to show me something, I thought great he has used the potty.....which he had, only he decided on finishing his pee to tip the potty and contents upside down on the floor! Oh the joys : )
Really enjoyed this one...so glad my Mom-dar days are past...Thanks for the laugh though!!
Cerys painted herself and her room green once! All i could see where the whites of her eyes and a big massive grin. How can you tell them off then!!
Lisa was sat in the lounge, and Josh was quiet in the kitchen.
He had managed to retrieve, from the worktop, a box of maltesers, and open them, and eat the entire box, re-seal the box and replace it back on the worktop.
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