Ok, friends. It’s here…MOM CONFESSION MONDAY and the winner of the first ever Mommy Diatribes giveaway! The spirit of Mom Confession Monday is two-fold. First, to add a little humor to the start of the week. Monday is the worst, but hopefully these confessions help get your week off to a good start. Second, to prove that we are never alone. If you have something to confession, chances are I have been there too.
Here are the top 10 Mom Confessions submitted by readers and followers of Mommy Diatribes. We’re a sick bunch 🙂
10. Two of my 4 kids will not eat vegetables. Will not touch them. I used to still put them on their plate but after months and months of fighting, I just don’t anymore. They listen to my MIL, so anytime she has them over dinner I make sure to tell her to give those two extra veggies.
9. I love Christmas but I absolutely hate The Elf on the Shelf. Last year my oldest was afraid of the elf so we didn’t have to worry about it but this year she was excited about it. We played along but eventually told her that her little brother was afraid, so we didn’t have to move that damn thing every day.
8. I keep diapers in my son’s room for easy diapers changes in the morning and after naps. Sometimes I run out of those diapers and end up putting my son in one my daughter’s Doc McStuffin’s pull-ups. I always tell myself I will change him into a diaper soon but end up forgetting. I sent him to school one day in a Sofia The First pull-up. His teacher’s obviously noticed but never said a word!
7. My 5-year-old thinks that I can tell when he’s lying by looking inside his mouth. Straight up white lie!
6. I’m skipping family craft hour at my son’s school because it is the only time I have off of work that I can Christmas shop without the kids.
5. I lied to my family and told them I was doing dishes and instead I sat on the kitchen floor and drank wine alone! Sometimes we just don’t want to be touched, talked to or ordered around. The realest of the real.
4. When my son’s school ask for volunteers to bring items for school parties, I always volunteer for the easiest thing on the list.
3. One of my children has walked around the house wearing a bathing suit for the last 3 days. It’s below freezing outside but she doesn’t care and I don’t care enough to fight with her over it.
2. I sometimes leave my toddler in the car while I take the groceries inside and put them away. He’s safe, strapped in his car seat and not walking around at my feet. And another mom admitted to putting a movie on in the car while she runs the kids in and out of the house. Anything to get through the morning rush!
1. My daughter can buy lunch at school every day at school if she wanted but she does like for me to pack her lunch a few days a week. Sometimes, I just forget and we’ll be walking out the door and she’ll ask where her lunch is. So, rather than run around like a crazy person to make her lunch in the one minute we have left to get out the door, I lie and tell her I checked the school menu and they are serving something she LOVES that day. I always feel guilty about it but she isn’t picking so, it’s almost not a lie?! At least that’s what I keep telling myself.
Number 2 is my jam! I also use the car to my advantage (they are always safe!). I load them up in the morning and then run back into the house to get whatever I left behind, use the bathroom or make a to-go cup of coffee. I’m with you, momma’s! That’s what Mom Confession Monday is all about, friends. There were several confessions about using the Elf and Santa to our advantage and many others about skipping preschool holiday functions. Hey, we cannot possibly be at EVERY SINGLE THING!
Thank you to everyone who participated and played along! Mom Confession Monday is a monthly series on Mommy Diatribes so if you didn’t submit a confession this month, you’ll have another opportunity soon.
As always, I have a confession hidden in the top 10 list, can you guess which one? I’ll let you know next month when I’m feeling really brave, but today just isn’t that day 🙂
LAST BUT NOT LEAST – The winner of the first Mommy Diatribes Giveaway! There were so many entries – thank you. I still am blown away by the support and 500 followers, ahh! Our winner is….
Alyssa Kline Martins!
Congrats, Alyssa! Contact me via email at MommyDiatribes@gmail.com to claim your prize!
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