Show and Tell – Momfessionals Moments

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Today I’m joining Andrea at Momfessionals for her Show and Tell Tuesdays series and today we are discussing our “Momfessional Moments”.  You can read my first Momfessionals Moments post from last spring here.  
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I think as a mom I definitely wasted a lot of time over the years stressing out over things that in the end are NOT BIG THINGS!  Today I thought I would share some of my Momfessional Moments.  
Flat sheets….I spent years friends frustrated that the flat sheet on my kid’s bed was often found jumbled at the bottom of the bed, hanging off the side of the bed or on the floor even.  I would put it back on time and time again only to be frustrated.  I mean why couldn’t they just keep the darn sheet ON THE BED?!!  The bigger question I finally realized was why did I care?  So I neatly folded all the top sheets and put them away.  The result…a much neater and easier to make bed!
All the art!  We all love it right?  All the handprints made into fun animals and water color drawings of our family.  My kids were always oh so proud of ALL THE ART they made and obviously it would crush them to find a piece in the trash.  Let’s be honest, 4 kids X oodles of art and my house could have been easily overwhelmed.  I wanted the kids to be in charge of what was the most special and worth keeping so they each received a plastic box with a lid.  ONE BOX.  All the school work and/or drawings they wanted to keep had to be stored in the box.  If the box was too full then they were responsible for picking favorites and throwing out the rest.  Items too big for the box (i.e. shadow boxes, robots made of recycled material, clay figures) we took a picture of my child holding their project and then it made an exit to the trash.

My kids sometimes sleep in their clothes for the next day.  I kind of freaked out about this at first but it started when Jordan was having to get up early for sports practice and at some point I decided she was just smarter than the average girl.  Carly..no excuse except she is number 4.  I may even be guilty of sleeping in my workout clothes to save time in the morning these days.

I didn’t teach my kids to use washcloths.  I know….if you come visit at my house you might want to bring your own soap because my kids have all rubbed our bar on their privates.  Anything for less laundry right?


I have been known to show up at baseball games with a Sonic cup NOT containing a Sonic drink. (Baseball games can go on forever…don’t judge)  When Jordan was about 13 she walked up, grabbed my drink and took a big swig.  The look on her face was priceless and she always asked before taking a drink from then on.
Curfews are a necessary part of teenagers growing up but when my kids were seniors in high school I removed their curfew.  As long as I knew where they were and they communicated with me they basically set their own curfew.  I learned this from a friend who had college age children and I have to say it worked so well.  Neither abused the privilege and when they left for college I wasn’t worried about them “going nuts”.  Obviously there were still other boundaries but they were allowed to be in charge of their own curfew. 
I believe it was Lysa Terkeurst (gosh I just wish one time I could read her name without wondering if I’m saying it right) who wrote don’t take too much credit for the good and don’t take too much credit for the bad.  I love this and it is something I’ve tried to keep in mind.  My kids successes are fully theirs and earned solely by them.  While my values and raising may have helped them to get where they needed to be, they made the choice to make it happen.  Just the same, kids are going to make bad choices and at times some that will not make you very proud.   The choices are ultimately theirs to make and while it may hurt your heart to see them fail, being able to separate yourself will allow you to offer guidance and support rather than respond with anger.  
I really can’t wait to read all the fun momfessional moments from all you moms with young children! This totally has me wishing I had a diary of all the things that I’ve forgotten over the years!  
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