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8 Things My Kids Say to Me That Bring Out the Drama and Make Me Cringe
I remember spending the first few months of my kids lives wishing I could hear their sweet voices. I was an ‘isolated’ stay-at-home mom who had only these little babies to talk to all day. I craved conversation, full sentences that didn’t need to be decoded from baby talk.
Well, I am there. The kids are older and talking (they even talk some French now, which I don’t yet understand) and I got what I wanted. Conversations that don’t need to be decoded, interactions and hearing their sweet voices.
What I also got was mom guilt, drama and lots of cringing over phrases and words the kids just love to repeat. Times where their sweet voices just aren’t sweet in that moment.
Click through to see the 8 phrases that make me cringe when they come out of my kids mouth:
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Maija @ Maija's Mommy Moments commented on Dec 20 11 at 3:12 pmI hate the “mommy, Mommy, MOMMY”!!!!! I mean seriously – how hard would it be to scream DADDY when they want something?
And another favourite… “It was an accident!”. Seriously – you’ve GOT to be kidding me.
Thanks for the laugh!
Khara commented on Dec 21 11 at 7:17 pmOh yeah, they are NEVER tired! Love your list.
Renee commented on Dec 22 11 at 11:56 amHow about this one my kids picked up from other kids…
Momomomomomomomom!
Loud and as though continuous!
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