My 7 and 9 year old pack their own lunches. Are they too young to do so?
Jane
Let’s go to the bathroom. But I don’t need to! Try anyway…..
ChoChi
I call this the “opportuni-pee” with my kids, for maximum eyeroll. But somehow the bad pun makes it more likely that they will actually do it?
Sara
“I promise if you look again you’ll see that you have clean pants for school.” (and sure enough, 10 minutes later a whisper is heard from the kid’s room… “I do have pants!”)
Amy
Are you me? Is my son your child?
Lauren
haha! 100 percent!
Beth
Replace “cups” with “socks” and that’s me, ad nauseam. What is it with socks?? I found one all on its own in our freezer the other day.
Jess L
Hahahaha! Relatable
Abby
“Feet on the floor, not on each other.” – repeat x 1000
Mel
I am 39 years and old and recently stayed at my parents house to help my Dad take care of the house / keep him company while my Mom’s in the hospital and he goes ‘Melanie must be home there are cups all over the house’. I looked sheepish, he looked utterly delighted to be able to declare it again.
Sarah
“Where have you looked for it?”
Reba
And its fraternal momster twin: “When was the last time you had it?”
Holly
-please don’t touch each other -there’s no reason to be touching each other – stop touching each other -you will both be in trouble if either one of you touch each other again!
Sarah K
lol, my life everyday…and “Separate please!”
Kara
“Hands/bodies to ourselves!” allll daaayyy looong
Rita
This. And mine are 23 and 18! Leave her alone, you know someone will end up in tears. We’re only mucking around. And sure enough 5 minutes later, daughter is crying.
Melody
Spot on! 😂
Karyn
[on exiting the room, etc.] “Well, it wastes the whole planet’s energy to leave the lights on!”
Mariah
These are spot on! On a recent week when I had a couple ‘things’ I was worrying I had too much of my own stuff going on and then I was like ‘hell no! I want to model to my daughter I have my full, own, happy life with things’ That is the momster I want to be.
M M
Yes! I’m here for my kids and I am confident that they know it, but I also want my daughters (and son!) to see me as a mom doing my things and having my own full life!
Cece
If these are momsters, then I’m an auntster
Alli
-come in here if you need to talk to me. -ask your dad. -let’s take a few deep breaths. -stop teasing your brother. *blows a gasket*
Sara B
On blowing a gasket: my patience was on thin ice yesterday and my son was complaining that he gets blamed for everything. I asked what he got blamed for. Turns out, it was all stuff he actually did.
Junry
I feel all of these, especially: Ask Your Dad!
Emma
Lately I’m a “come for my daughter’s right to health care and bodily autonomy over my dead body ” momster.
Rachel
Can you please put your socks in the laundry basket.
Rebecca
I think I said all of these things this week. I had my thing last night.
Katie
OMG! Growing up our family nicknames always added “ster” to the end: Katester, Dadster and . . . Momster! I never thought it strange until I was at the playground one day and yelled for my mom (Mommmmmmmster!!!!!) and a kid turned to me horrified, like how could you call your mom a monster? Ha! We still call each other that to this day!
Kate
Grace never misses! Love this!
Sarah
She never misses. Secretly in all of our houses taking notes 👀
K L
Hahahahaha. Printing this because my kids will think it’s hilarious. I have my thing tonight. And please go collect all the cups.
Kat
THE CUPS! So real!
S G
Truly! I call my 15yo “Mr. Cups” because he leaves an empty cup in every spot he occupies LOL
Erin
“Please close the bread bag after you make yourself a piece of toast.” “Yes, you have to fold your own laundry!” “I am sure that if you look, you can find your shoes/coat/backpack/library book/the jar of mustard that is on the refrigerator door…”
Tanya
Who are you talking to? And who am I? And how do you talk to mom? Ok, would you like to try again?
Joanna Goddard
hahahaha
Margeaux
Did you flush and wash is my refrain on repeat
Katie
If you don’t use soap it doesn’t count. Try again.
Agnès
Same though in french! Ah ah love from Paris
Sara B
Did you wash with soap? Yes. OK, let me smell. Oh, actually I forgot.
Tumtum
(Toilet flushes then bathroom door opens immediately) 》 Go wash your hands! > how do you know I didn’t wash my hands? 》 Moms have super powers!
Jen S
OMG! YES! Flush, wash with soap, turn off the bathroom light. We are 10.5 years in and we are STILL working on this! :) Or, did you brush your teeth? Come here and let me smell your breath!!
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42 commentsMy 7 and 9 year old pack their own lunches. Are they too young to do so?
Let’s go to the bathroom. But I don’t need to! Try anyway…..
I call this the “opportuni-pee” with my kids, for maximum eyeroll. But somehow the bad pun makes it more likely that they will actually do it?
“I promise if you look again you’ll see that you have clean pants for school.” (and sure enough, 10 minutes later a whisper is heard from the kid’s room… “I do have pants!”)
Are you me? Is my son your child?
haha! 100 percent!
Replace “cups” with “socks” and that’s me, ad nauseam. What is it with socks?? I found one all on its own in our freezer the other day.
Hahahaha! Relatable
“Feet on the floor, not on each other.” – repeat x 1000
I am 39 years and old and recently stayed at my parents house to help my Dad take care of the house / keep him company while my Mom’s in the hospital and he goes ‘Melanie must be home there are cups all over the house’. I looked sheepish, he looked utterly delighted to be able to declare it again.
“Where have you looked for it?”
And its fraternal momster twin: “When was the last time you had it?”
-please don’t touch each other -there’s no reason to be touching each other – stop touching each other -you will both be in trouble if either one of you touch each other again!
lol, my life everyday…and “Separate please!”
“Hands/bodies to ourselves!” allll daaayyy looong
This. And mine are 23 and 18! Leave her alone, you know someone will end up in tears. We’re only mucking around. And sure enough 5 minutes later, daughter is crying.
Spot on! 😂
[on exiting the room, etc.] “Well, it wastes the whole planet’s energy to leave the lights on!”
These are spot on! On a recent week when I had a couple ‘things’ I was worrying I had too much of my own stuff going on and then I was like ‘hell no! I want to model to my daughter I have my full, own, happy life with things’ That is the momster I want to be.
Yes! I’m here for my kids and I am confident that they know it, but I also want my daughters (and son!) to see me as a mom doing my things and having my own full life!
If these are momsters, then I’m an auntster
-come in here if you need to talk to me. -ask your dad. -let’s take a few deep breaths. -stop teasing your brother. *blows a gasket*
On blowing a gasket: my patience was on thin ice yesterday and my son was complaining that he gets blamed for everything. I asked what he got blamed for. Turns out, it was all stuff he actually did.
I feel all of these, especially: Ask Your Dad!
Lately I’m a “come for my daughter’s right to health care and bodily autonomy over my dead body ” momster.
Can you please put your socks in the laundry basket.
I think I said all of these things this week. I had my thing last night.
OMG! Growing up our family nicknames always added “ster” to the end: Katester, Dadster and . . . Momster! I never thought it strange until I was at the playground one day and yelled for my mom (Mommmmmmmster!!!!!) and a kid turned to me horrified, like how could you call your mom a monster? Ha! We still call each other that to this day!
Grace never misses! Love this!
She never misses. Secretly in all of our houses taking notes 👀
Hahahahaha. Printing this because my kids will think it’s hilarious. I have my thing tonight. And please go collect all the cups.
THE CUPS! So real!
Truly! I call my 15yo “Mr. Cups” because he leaves an empty cup in every spot he occupies LOL
“Please close the bread bag after you make yourself a piece of toast.” “Yes, you have to fold your own laundry!” “I am sure that if you look, you can find your shoes/coat/backpack/library book/the jar of mustard that is on the refrigerator door…”
Who are you talking to? And who am I? And how do you talk to mom? Ok, would you like to try again?
hahahaha
Did you flush and wash is my refrain on repeat
If you don’t use soap it doesn’t count. Try again.
Same though in french! Ah ah love from Paris
Did you wash with soap? Yes. OK, let me smell. Oh, actually I forgot.
(Toilet flushes then bathroom door opens immediately) 》 Go wash your hands! > how do you know I didn’t wash my hands? 》 Moms have super powers!
OMG! YES! Flush, wash with soap, turn off the bathroom light. We are 10.5 years in and we are STILL working on this! :) Or, did you brush your teeth? Come here and let me smell your breath!!