Listicles time!
Last week we talked about jobs we had. I cannot believe how many of us at some point in our lives bothered people over the phone to make a living. I really enjoyed reading your lists and getting to know you a little better. Thank you big time Squashed Mom for choosing a wicked topic!
This week Greta suggested we confess ten things we said we would NEVER do but caught ourselves doing it. Easy peasy, right? I have eaten many words since becoming a mother, but I have a funny feeling this is just a beginning…
For next week’s listicles, my ‘neighbor’ Ally will be choosing the topic. Which I am very excited about. I have followed Two normal moms blog since forever. Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to find her list among the ones linked up this week and see what she wants us to write about. Ally is lovely, funny and well normal. And I am sure you all know her fabulousness!
And now: list of ten, never say never edition.
Make a list, check it twice, link it up. Read others. Have fun!
10 THINGS I SAID I WILL NEVER DO
1. Not have a career.
2. Sniff a bum to see if diaper needs changing.
3. Sound like my grandma.
4. Use Santa as a motivator for good behavior.
5. Baby talk.
6. Eat my kid’s leftovers.
7. Give in.
8. Give up.
9. Supersize my order.
10.Refer to my self in third person.
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Twitter: SJM_CookiesMom
I’m still referring to myself in the third person even though J is now 4. There should be a 12-step program for that!
Cookie’s Mom recently posted..Well, I NEVER!
When you find the program,
mommyI need to join too!Tania Elfersy (@PurpleLeavesRed) recently posted..I NEVER…until I became a mom.
Please sign this mommy up too. I even do it with the dog and horse. It is beyond absurd…
Twitter: gfunkified
HAHA! My husband always refers to himself in the third person.
And all the rest…yep. I said all that, too!
Greta @ Not Enough Patience recently posted..Well, I Never!
This was such a great topic,. Thank you Greta!
Twitter: chicktuition
I thought your list would be much more scandalous…I guess you’re saving that stuff for your interview. I think I’ve done everything you mentioned. And I might do them again.
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As you should
Unlike Theresa, my schedule is wide open you know…
Twitter: chicktuition
Really? I assumed with your photography business…and horses…and giant dog…and Little J…you’d be all booked up. This is very exciting news!
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Twitter: normalmomally
Ah yes, sniffing the bum. Guilty.
Ally recently posted..Monday Listicles – I Would Never…!
In public, many times…Might even been humming a tune at the supermarket while sniffing
Twitter: AlisonSWLee
Bum sniffing, diaper checking, touching poop with bare hands, and so many more gross things
Alison@Mama Wants This recently posted..Memories Captured – January Link Up!
And you get to do it all over again in a few!
Twitter: kiddothings
I can so relate to your list but I’ll add “extract poop from a child”
Kiddothings recently posted..A Tag-gy Listicle
I will refrain from public admittance. I am rather famous, you know…
Twitter: Twinisms.
Been there, done that. All 10.
I think I’ll be saying that a lot for this one!
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Yep, we are a classy bunch, all of us ladies and two men linking up too!
Ohhh those kids. They make ya do things you swore you’d never do and by the time you realize you are doing them it’s too late, it’s already a habit.
Danielle recently posted..Monday Listicles: Never say Never
I have no idea what you are talking about
Hey, sniffing a bum is not as bad as sticking a finger down a diaper to check. So, I’ll leave my very short list in the comments: 1) I’ll never dye my hair. Actually I’m still going strong on this one so it doesn’t count. 2)When I’m a grownup and I have my own house, I’m never going to clean the toilets because I’ll hire someone to do it for me. HA! So glad my mom doesn’t rub this one in my face.
Christine@TheAums recently posted..Un-meme: Ups and Downs
I have not seen my natural hair color since high school. And I am the one scrubbing the toilets too. if I ever find time that is…
Twitter: lenore_diane
Yes – what you said. All of it.
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Twitter: justramblin
Oh how often I catch myself thinking, “I swore I would never say that!” or, “I promised myself I would never do that!”. Funny how as we age, we end up doing some of those very things. Great post. I enjoy your blog tremendously. : )
Just Ramblin’ recently posted..When Unsure
Thank you. Your pretty pup has grown so much since I last visited your blog!
Twitter: rorybore
All good ones. It used to drive me crazy hearing mothers/daddy referring to themselves as “mommy” “daddy” all the time when speaking to their children. As in, “mommy wants you to sit at the table and eat your food.” “Daddy says put your toys away” (okay, perhaps bad example). But now, of course I do it – constantly. And really: how else should I refer to myself? They didn’t know we even had first names for the first few years. And if I use daddy’s first name: they inevitably go around calling him that, instead of daddy, for days.
Although, I love it when they do call him by my blog nickname for him: Left Brain.
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I cringe when my husband says “we don’t do that in this house”. As if I would ever do silly things my kid does
Twitter: southmainmuse
Those are good ones. I forgot about sniffing the rear to see if someone had pooped. That is DEFINITELY something I never thought I’d do..And eating off their plates. That gets me almost every day….why? why?
Jamie recently posted..Yell “Turn that radio down.” Musing on things I never thought I’d do as a mother.
I have no explanation. And obviously if we wanted to eat that for breakfast we would have made it for ourselves, right? But I catch myself doing it all the time. And I don’t even like waffles…
Twitter: corp2domestc
Ha ha how kids change the game!
If I had to write a list, I think it would be exactly like yours! So funny
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Twitter: JenAnnHall
Heehee, sniffing a bum….oh so funny! How can you know, before you have a baby, that you kinda have to do that? And supersizeing your order? Is that a reference to your venti coffees, or actual food?
Just Jennifer recently posted..The Things You Think You Know
I want to be really posh and say just Venti, but I have a very week spot for Wendy’s fries…
Ha! I think I promised myself everything on your list, too! And then did them all at one time or another. LOL
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You supersized your order? AND ate your kid’s leftovers?
…welcome to the mom’s club! (-:
Ado recently posted..10 Things I Never Thought I Would Do, Ever
I know. The coffee addiction truly started after giving birth. I did not even like the taste of it, and now I am a Venti kinda girl…
Twitter: goaliej54
I could just copy your list. Mine is going to be basically the same, except for #1. LOL
Copy and paste. It’s caled motherhood, i don’t own any copyrights
Twitter: mama_andthecity
Sound like your grandma? LOL Oh gosh! I did not go that far. I am still in like “my mom”.
Mama and the City recently posted..Things I Said I Would Never Do
Just you wait… See there I go again, just like grandma!
I seriously do #2 multiple times a day.
Rach (DonutsMama) recently posted..Oh, I Would Never…
Don’t worry. Once they are out of diapers, you will never do it again. I hope
Twitter: lilahbility
Yes! All of the above and many, many more. Sad but true.
Amanda recently posted..Never Say Never
Hmmmm, Santa as a motivator. May have to try that one out. nothing else works. Love your list.
paul recently posted..Never Say Never
Not sure if you can afford to dangle the Santa carrot in front of tenants.. Might cost you, specially if it is girls who like pretty shoes.
I have done the most of these!:) I know what you are writing about, I’never thought that I would do these things, but a mommy is sometimes more than only human. Sounding like the grandma could be a good thing, I think:) Our grannies were so sweet and clever. I wish I could be like my grandma.
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Twitter: harrietglynn
Mommy likes it!
Mommy thanks you for the compliment and says ditto after reading your list!!!
Twitter: ava812
Glad to be joining again Stasha.
Third person referral to oneself, this is something I forgot to add on my list.
ava recently posted..I Never
Love your list, keep them coming. And the photo of you and M is precious. Hair and all…
I’ve managed to avoid using Santa as a motivator until this year. I used it several times. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Yes! I could totally relate to smelling a bum to check whether it’s time for a diaper change. I wouldn’t have dreamed I’d be capable of doing such a thing.
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Twitter: AiSakuraharuka
well, never say never
I used to refer to myself in 3rd person all the time!.. still do sometimes haha.. then a lot of people will be like, whaaaattt??
Ai Sakura recently posted..Bub & Me: Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden
I know, standing up at the dinner party and declaring “mommy needs to go potty” will not help you make friends…
I totally said I’d never use Santa as a motivator…but I must’ve done it at least 6 billion times this xmas season. :-/ Oops!
My Mercurial Nature recently posted..Not THAT Kind of Mom!
In my case it didn’t even work
Twitter: teamrasler
Number 10! I *swore* I’d never do that. But… then it happened. I finally broke the habit, only to start it up again when my 18-month-old looked at me as though pronouns were the most confusing thing in the entire English language. Another year of saying, “Take that out of your mouth and give it to Mama, please.” Sigh.
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Twitter: ByWordsMusings
OMGawsh … guilty of them all xxx
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Thanks for hosting the Listicles, Stasha! Giving in and Giving Up are sometimes good things- If they open us up to better possibilities.
It’s all in how we look at it. For instance, you could “give up sniffing butts” and that would be grand. 
critters and crayons recently posted..Monday Listicles: Top 10 “I’ll Never Mom Moments”
You are right. It is not as bad as it sounds when you are young and think you are invincible. And funnily enough I never had issues with diapers, but I have somehow selectively erased all memories of them…
Twitter: Litza2005
Super size my order is my favourite. I’ve done it and it was for the fries, not the drink.
Lisa recently posted..I Would Never! Insert eye roll here
I looooove referring to myself in the third person.
Oops, I mean Sarcasm Goddess loves referring to herself in the third person.
Sarcasm Goddess recently posted..I Never Said I’d Do That!
Haha, too funny! You made me realize that it is actually abnormal to refer to myself in third person. I do this all the time with my kids. It has a great emphasizing effect:)
Anna recently posted..Dental treatment – everyone needs it sooner or later {???}
Eating the kid’s leftovers? Check!
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Twitter: mannahattamamma
Wait. You mean mommy-meals come in some other version than “leftover” or “supersize?” Wow. I’m going to have re-think here…breakfast for me is pretty exclusively toast crusts, pancake crumbs, and random orange juice. Mmm mmm good, right?
Sigh.
deborah l quinn recently posted..Monday Listicles: things i said i would NEVER do
Is it bad that I am a little excited to use Santa to my advantage?
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Twitter: mommysummers
I’m a butt sniffer here too.
Yeah, we said we’d never use baby talk….
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