you know youre a parent when...

this post is an ode to lazy parenting, relaxed parenting, grumpy parenting, tired parenting, and i-just-can't-find-it-in-me-to-give-a-damn parenting.

so you know you're a parent when?

for me it is when i find myself climbing the stairs of my house with a baby in one arm and three trays of frozen blueberries in another because i just can't make a trip up or down the stairs without relocating something.

when i find myself trying to latch my fussy baby on the boob for the ten time in a minute because maybe one of those times will be the magic moment where she will finally take it.

when i lash out and yell "whatever, just do it. you're just gonna do what you want anyway" because a condescending guilt trip is the best way to interact with your kids.

when i let two of my four kids sleep with me because i'm just too darn lazy to put them to bed properly.  i also love me some good cuddling.

when i find myself spouting the same crap my mother said to me when i was a kid because i guess im just not original enough to come up with new threats.

when i force my oldest to do projects he says doesn't really want to do because i know if he had his way he would build lego or dig in his mud pit all day every day. 

just a few things i had to get off of my chest tonight. :D