The trials of motherhood.

lol, yeah, you read right. I am thankful for the trials of motherhood. I don't love them and at the time I am not even sort of thankful for them but after I have cooled down and we have moved on I can look back at them and be thankful that I been given the chance to even have them. Here are a few of the most recent ones that I am going to use as blackmail when they get older.

1. Waiting until 2 weeks before a science fair project is due to let your mom know. (beau)

2. Getting your water out of the toilet because you just could not wait for your mom to get done with the laundry. (Princess)

3. Telling the Bishops wife you hate her because she put you in timeout during nursery. (link)

4. Smearing your brothers football eye paint black stuff all over the carpet and wall. (link and princess)

5. Telling your teacher that you will have your dad spank you with the spiky side of his belt after you made a bad choice at school. (Beau, and we don't even spank him)

I could really keep going on but then you would think I was making this all up. I really am thankful for these moments because they help me know that I am a mom. I can swap battle stories with the other moms and look forward to the day when I can tell future grandkids about the stuff their parents used to do. It also gives me a chance to teach them and watch them grow and make better choices and know that I am doing my calling as a mom. I hope this didn't scare any new mom (they were the nicer of the things I could have posted) because even when you have to lock yourself in the bathroom and are trying to remember why you even wanted kids in the first place it passes and you take care of the trial and file it in your brain for later use and entertainment.