I Could Be Rich...

The other day I posted on Instagram that if I had a nickel for every time I tried to get a decent pic of my kids, I'd be rich by now. It made me realize that there are a lot of other things I could've made my millions from...

1. Every time one of my kids whine.

Oh, I get it...that's why parents drink WINE. Whine=wine...see what I did there?

2. Every time my kids fight.

I should get to add "referee" to my resume.

3. Every time I have to repeat myself.

Huh? What? And then after the 3rd time, you get the classic response, "I heard you already!"

4. Every time we walk into a store and someone (a.k.a. Cameron) wants to buy a new toy, even if we're just at 7-Eleven.

5. Every time someone says my kids look like Dad.

I carried them in my oven for 40+ weeks each and delivered them through my hoo-ha, all for them to come out looking like him?! No fair.

6. Every time I have to negotiate with one of my kids.

I think I can also add "hostage negotiator" on my resume with the amount of clever deals I have to strike. "If you eat 5 broccoli and the rest of your meat by 6:58, you can have dessert."

7. Every time a sock goes missing in the laundry.

This I will never understand. I watched my mom go through it growing up and see other households experiencing the same phenomenon. The sock monster is real, people.

8. Every time I have to do my makeup in the car because we're running late.

Most likely, I spent the whole time getting everyone else ready (which involved lots of repeating myself), packing, or cooking the food for the party we're late to.

9. Every time my husband loses his keys, wallet, or phone.

He's gotten much better, but it's still at least a weekly occurence that he loses one item.

10. Every time my kids say my name before they ever say Dad's name.

But I secretly love it.

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