Being a Good Mother

I have found it is not as hard to be a good mother as you may think. There are defiantly a few tips that can make it easier, but for the most part motherhood can be easy and fun.

First record yourself saying "NO!" "Stop that" and any other statements you find yourself repeating half a million times a day. This way by the time your children move out, you will still have enough working vocal cord left to have normal conversations with.

Come to grips with the fact that there isn't much you own that can be considered just yours. My underwear is about the only thing my children do not snatch from me when my back is turned. If you lose an article of clothing, tweezers, blow dryer or anything else not bolted down, check in your kid's room. Guarantee that's where you'll find it.

There is no reason to spend a lot of money on furniture. At the end of the pieces lifetime (which will most likely be abnormally short) it will be the same condition as a thrift store piece would be. The extra money can be spent on stems that will keep your children from constantly hassling you.

Don't bother cleaning the house. This way you avoid yelling at your kids when they have trashed it five minutes after you have finished.

Refrain from being surprised at anything that comes out of there mouths. This will hopefully keep you from having a heart attack at a young age.

Invest in ear plugs to minimize the headaches you get from the constant bickering, whining and arguing your children will be doing.

Develop and amazing sense of humor. It will make life easier if you laugh at all your children's antics. Rather than worrying when your children fall or do something embarrassing, laugh about it. It makes things easier for everyone.

Don't make a big deal about anything it just causes undo stress, and gives you heart burn.

Make sure to always speak plainly and clearly. You don't want anyone by on a technicality. That's just really annoying. I set all these rules in order just to have someone get by, because I beat around the bush.

Learn to act like your listening even when your not, if you don't you will constantly be bombarded with noise and never get to have any thinking time.

These are just a few of the tidbits I have learned to help me be a good mother. Since I am not stressed, annoyed or mad I get to spend much more quality time with my children, while I bark out their daily chore list, since some of my advice seems to have been passed on to them.