No One Told Me This Would Happen When I Became a Mom...

Privacy what is that? I have had two children and several pets. All seem to want to be with so the bathroom door is usually open. There are times when it was closed and I would get the mommy mommy, or notice a paw stretched out under the door or a groan. So it is common.

Outdoor bathrooms are usually that way. So it''s best to have a little toilet paper and handiwipes on hand.

You will do fine. There are other issues much bigger in life. Just learn to roll with the punches so to speak.

The other S.

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My son is 14 and comes waltzing into my room all the time without knocking. I can be changing, in the bathroom, whatever. So now I lock the door - and he just stands outside it talking to me.

There is no escape.

And I would not change it for the world.

Yes, being a mom can be very undignified sometimes! I've had the same thought . . . before I had kids I never realized how physically demanding it is.

It's the toughest job that I'll ever love - that's how I feel about it. Mine are 16 & 13 and I miss the days when they were little like yours (though I enjoy this stage too).

..if you think american public bathroom are dirty, take a look in Europe, or even worse, in the mediterranea area...hehwww.. this may come as a shock to you but when I was a kid my mom would rather me squat down ad go pee pee in between parked cars than public restroom, especially the ones on the highway, especially in the south...during years situation has gotten A LOT better, still...I 'd take american bathrooms over european's any day!!! As far as our kids following us in the potty, well..i like to think it's useful to teach them potty training!!!! Have fun, being mommy (among other things) makes you see the silly side of life;-)

I am laughing about your first scenario. My seven year old needs to know where I am too. But it has advanced over the years to now he 'pings' me. Where ever he is in the house, he will say loudly, "Mom, I love you!" If I don't respond, he says it again. If I don't respond again, he comes and finds me.

It's better than him screaming, 'Where are you?" but I know when he is making the I Love You announcements, he is really asking, "Where are You?"

So true! lol Another thing no one told me about was that my car will reak of rotten chocolate milk or I have to clean it entirely every other day just to keep it from not looking totally trashed. Shampooing my car has become a weekly job. I could refuse to let my kids eat and drink in there but we spend so much time traveling its just impossible.Not to mention the trips to the park that drag in mud, dirt,sand,sticks,pinecones,gravel,bugs the kids capture.

Too funny and I bet we all can relate. Funny thing is they never change. It still seems that there are times that I still get "interrupted". Yes, best job in the world!!!!

I didn't realize how much I CRAVED time to myself. Seriously, and when did it get so loud around here?! Oh, and I never knew I would have Matchbox cars in my purse even when the kids weren't with me.

There are so many situations I never fathomed would happen since becoming a mom.
1. sticking my hand in toilet because its about to oveflow due to kids putting too much paper in toilet. Gross. I could not toilet plunger.
2. poop falling out of diapers. Gross
3. having these 3 litle people that give an endless supply of hugs.
4. ear tubes
5. stuffing too much in mouth
6. rarely ever being able to keep the bathroom door closed
7. both my oldest and youngest said potatoes instead of tomatoes. The youngest could not of picked it from the oldest since they are 6 yrs apart and was saying it currently at that point.
8. how utterly tired I am most days
9. how blessed I feel to have the experience to be a mom
10. how much I enjoy spending time with them.

Well, I can tell you one thing. I love motherhood, but one of the gifts it has given me is to appreciate the alone time I have when I get it! It's not often and I find it funny how when I do have a few moments to myself I'm not quite sure what to do!

As for the bathroom...my kids (and pets) are constantly coming in the bathroom with me. I trying to deal with it thinking it's helping with the potty training for my 2 1/2 year old and it's reinforcing good habits for my 4 year old (seeing me wipe properly, wash hands every time, etc.). And as for the port-a-potty...I'm pregos with #3 and have to go to the bathroom ALL the time. I try to plan to go every time before I leave and make sure there is a bathroom where ever I go! However, I HAVE used the porta-a-potty we have in our car...I just hid in the back of the van and the kids thought I was cleaning up some toys! I always told myself it was there in case of an emergency....never thought I would have to stoop so low as to use it...., but I was certainly grateful it was there!

I think you need to send them away to college before you can pee without being interupted.

I never had the porta potty experience you shared (lol). When the kids were little I would make them stand directly in front of the stall door so I could see their feet and have them sing to me.

I wished someone would have warned me about the snowballs. You know when you roll about a 1/2 roll of toilet paper into a ball and try to flush it.

When my oldest was 2 she locked herself in the bathroom. I know hubby's boss was probably hysterical when he told them he had to leave for an emergency. I wish I had a picture of him climbing thru the window. To this day we still don't have a lock on the bathroom door.

I honestly think she was being comical and fun about this, not griping, so, no need to beat her up. I think we all have our moments when we think, 'nobody warned me' and it usually is the little things.
Nobody told me that I would be a slave to laundry for the rest of the time I have kids in my house! Gosh oh mighty! I hate laundry! Lol!

Mom, I don't mean to sound harsh, but seriously, you really need to count your blesssings You are so blessed and lucky to have healthy, loving and caring children. If having your child follow you around at home and desparately needing a restroom when you are at a park are your big problems you need to re-evaluate things. My sisters good friend is a Mom who has a 6 yr old son battling for his life with childhool leukemia at this time. Please appreciate what you have.

too funny! yeah, it's so funny the things you'll do, say, hear when you become a mom. it's the little things that get me. my DS is w/his dad this wknd (whew! lol) and when i went to lay down in bed last night, i layed down on his firetruck, police car and matchbox car. i couldn't help but lmao! made me miss him so much. they put the weirdest things in the weirdest places, so cute. yeah, i don't even bother closing the door when i go to the bathroom anymore. and he's such a stink, he'll wait til i'm on the potty in a compromising state of course, to stand on the couch/chair to reach for something....girl, then i gotta get up w/it running down my leg! TMI i know - but i never thought of those kinda things when i didn't have my little DS. such a hoot they are and such a blessing! :)
btw, my house/car have never looked so horrible! lol! :)
have fun - cute post! :)

I never knew I would have to sneak out of my own house to go work out because my 3 year old would have a meltdown if I left!

so true!! My son always comes in with me when we are out, he loves doing the flushing part.... You know, somehow I have never found myself at a park, needing to go...fingers crossed!! My son is three and I have never gotten in that predicament, kuddos for actually taking your big boy somewhere when you were big and pregnant!!:D

Amen, sister! There is a novel's worth of "no-one told me" when it comes to motherhood. The joys, frustrations, fears and cheers. Twenty-six years in so far and I still "discover" things about being a mom and grandmom on a regular basis.

Oh, by the time I had a 3 year old - I would have them hold the port-o-potty door wide open, so that I could watch her and her brother and pee in front of - who knows who's watching!!

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Oh, by the time I had a 3 year old - I would have them hold the port-o-potty door wide open, so that I could watch her and her brother and pee in front of - who knows who's watching!!

I have actually had both kids.. sitting on my lap while I was sitting on the toilet.. now that is togetherness.!

I have successfully caught kid vomit in my hands to save my carpet.

I never knew how tired a person could be.. I was a walking zombie for my duaghters first 3 months.. maybe even 6 months..

But dont wory motherhood gradually gets easier.. and easier.. no more bottles no more diapers... they can eat real food not baby food.. all of htese milestones makes moms life easier.

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Mine used to do the same. I think back with laughter at my heading into the bathroom, thinking my two little ones were busy only to see fingers under the door and little voices porclaiming "I can see her feet!" haha

Yes. So many things that no one told me too. And its a good thing too otherwise I'd miss all the joys of parenthood. Never knew about the total lack of sleep (mine was a preemie). And then from that point, sleep is never quite the same. I'm talking waking up every hour and a half to feed them the first five months. Then you can't sleep because their every movement wakes you up due to some primal instinct thing, I'm guessing. There is no privacy for a Mom and sometimes you really have to have them in the stall with you for safety reasons. This part gets easier as time goes on. Then just wait when they start embarrassing you in front of your friends, etc.

eVEN WHEN THEY GROW UP THEY NEVER LET YOU PEE ALONE. LOL. wHEN i GO TO THE BATHROOM MY DOG AND CATS ALSO HAVE TO BE IN THE RESTROOM WITH ME. My nieces will unlock the door and they all come into the restroom and waqnt to talk. lol. i THINK IT IS BECAUSE THEY KNOW YOU HAVE TO LISTEN.