I have a total mom crush.
When I first met this woman, I was all Judgey Mc Judgerson on her because I was pretty sure she was perfect, had a spotless house, did crafts with her kids every day, never let them watch TV and fed them nothing but homemade organic vegan food but because of a recent play date, I realized that she is just like me.
You see, I totally did to her what people do to me all the time. People think that because I have triplets plus one, I am some wonder woman meaning I am totally put together and know how to handle everything.
This couldn’t be farther from the truth.
All I did was have three babies at once which I know sounds amazing but when compared to a mom who had four kids, one at a time, I totally got off easy. Three babies at once but that is a piece of cake compared to having an infant and a toddler and a preschooler and a kindergartner. To do that baby stage over and over and over again is horrible, in my book. Yeah, I had three babies at once but they were all babies at once. And yeah, I had three terrible two-er at once but they were all terrible at once. See, I went through it all once and done. People with singletons go through it again and again and again…
It was because of this, I thought that Claire’s friends mom was awesome and wanted not to like her but for the sake of Claire having a little girl to play with, I silenced all the judging in my head and agreed to a play date.
I ushered the kids inside and prepared myself for perfect but as I looked around the house, I got a pleasant surprise.
The house was a complete and utter mess and so was she, frumpy clothes as all. Toys and small children were everywhere and there was even a dog licking his butt in full.
I looked around at the chaos that my children jumped right into and then smiled.
This was awesome. It made me feel like I was home.
The disarray of the house made me crush hard but I feel head over heels when she asked, “Is is ok that Claire have PB&J for lunch. That is kind of a staple around here.”
It took every thing in my power not to start making out with her.
I gave Claire a hug, ripped the boys away from the toys they were playing with and left, telling her I would be back to pick up Claire in a couple of hours.
It was so nice to meet someone who was similar too me. I smiled as I thought about how much fun Claire was going to have. I was actually kind of sad to leave because I wanted to stay and play.
When it was time to get Claire, she of course did want to leave, even asked if she could live there. I smiled and to give the kids some extra time to play, chatted up my mom crush.
As we talked and laughed about the trials of motherhood, Claire’s friend came to us and said,”Um, Quinn needs his mommy.”
I smiled, nervously, and followed her to the bathroom where I found Quinn sobbing at the top of his lungs.
“Buddy?” I asked concerned, “What is wrong?
Quinn just wailed.
“Shh shh!” I said trying to quiet him because I knew the baby was sleeping and nap time was sacred.
“Quinn hush!” I said in a whisper yell, “Calm down and tell me what is wrong.”
“Mommy, I peed.” he said.
Confused, I looked around and saw that Quinn had had a malfunction and was standing in a puddle of pee on soaked up by the bathroom rug.
“Oh buddy,” I said aloud but in my head I was screaming, “Holy crap! My kid just peed on her floor. She is going to hate me. This is terrible.”
“Is he alright,”the mom poked her head in as Quinn once again began to wail.
“Um, yeah.” I said, “He just had an accident and peed on your rug. I will take it home and wash it. I am so sorry.”
“Oh don’t worry about it,” she said, “that rug is probably soaked with urine from my 2 boys. No worries.”
Wow, we were totally meant to be soul mates because I would have reacted the same way. I was crushing hard.
Just then I heard a baby cry.
“Shit!” I thought to myself. ‘What else can we do to this poor woman? Could I bring anymore chaos into this woman’s life?”
As she headed out to get the baby, I scooped up Quinn, gathered Jake and Claire and ran towards the door saying, ”Ok, bye. Thanks, again!”
Because pee on the floor is forgivable, even laughable, but waking a sleeping baby during the sacred nap time, that is grounds for a punch in the face.
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I have never more wanted to invite you over to my house more than I do at this very moment. Best playdate EVER.
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Oh yes, nap time really is a sacred time as a mommy. So nice to find a real mom and one with kids your kids ages! So perfect
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LOL I love you, Jen. You guys would fit in great here. I’ve cleaned up poop off the floor twice today.
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Lacey Reply:
February 16th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
We can be friends as long as no one wakes my kids up when they are napping. Pee on the floor is NO.BIG.DEAL!
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Oh honey, I don’t even have rugs in my bathroom. Quinn can pee all he wants and we’ll just throw a paper towel over it…
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Haha!
Pee happens. I love finding another mom who agrees with that statement.
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Okay, just the fact that she allowed her daughter to have a play date while her baby napped…I think I’d fall head over heels in love too!
Isn’t it awesome when you find another mom who is your soulmate!!!
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Come to my house. Sometimes there is a #2 in the unflushed toilet and pee on the seat! Fun times!
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Um, can you be my friend too? We have pee on the floor and toys all over…dogs licking their crotches. I admire her bravery because I avoid ppl coming over at all costs because I’m so embarrassed.
I think I love you.
Wendy…we have that happen all the time. It’s so much fun to sit in the cold pee too!!
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Cute! come on over here LOL never know what you’ll find
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She sounds like a dream!
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This was fantastic! I just about fell out of my chair laughing when I read “It took every thing in my power not to start making out with her.” LOVE it.
It’s nice to know that we all have messy houses, pee rugs and frumpy clothes. =)
coming to ya from the writers workshop!
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I once had a child who peed standing up during church service because he said he had to go pee and his dad told him to go ahead! And, the worst part is there was a slight slope to the floor so it started running toward the front…Oh, the joys of children! Mine are grown now, and I have grandchildren, but you NEVER forget those moments. And there are days when I would give an awful lot to have those messy rooms and napping babies all over again! Great story!
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Um, I don’t currently have any pee on my bathroom rug, but I want to be your friend too!
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You would love coming to my house! It’s a constant state of chaos 24/7!
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That is a play date made in heaven. I love when I find those moms, who, like me, are afraid to open the front door all the way for fear someone will see the black hole of my house.
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Isn’t it nice when we’re proven wrong — and for the better? (But I haven’t invited anyone over in a very long time outside of times where I actually make the effort to clean first. Just know, if you visit unexpectedly, I am hiding behind the door telling the boy to stop it with the damn wheels on the bus already so they’ll leave).
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I love when I find a friend that is just like me!
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I love finding other moms like this. I am crushing on her too.
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We all need mom friends like this! There aren’t nearly enough of us in the world. P.S. If we lived in playdate range, I would totally be crushing on you.
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OH NO! I’m sure she totally gets it. And plus, she probably knew what could possibly come of having a playdate during baby nap time. Poor little guy. He must have felt so bad.
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Thats a friend you hold and keep forever. They are hard to find! I have three friends like that and I adore them to death. They are the kind that I could call and say I killed someone and they would show up on my doorstep with shovels, lyme, gloves and a map of the best places to bury a body.
Glad you found someone! I hope it works out =)
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I love when I find another mom as awesomely messy and laid-back as I am…you lucked out babe!
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Want to be my mom crush?
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Jen Reply:
February 17th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
I would love to!
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So wonderful to have a friend like that in real life!
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oh if someone disturbs diva during nap time? I will cut them.
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Hold on to her. New mom friends are so hard to make. Just don’t wake the baby again! I also love someone who not only doesn’t mind chaos, but embraces it!
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LOL. Oh, Quinn.
That is so cute that you have a mom crush! I hope you two become friends.
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Hahahah! I really lol’ed.
Cute story. My boys have bad aims too.
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