Me at 11pm: I'm going to eat healthy, exercise, achieve my goals, work on relationships, and chase my dreams.
Me when my alarm goes off: Bare minimum it is!
I read a meme that said "No one prepares you for the transition from Mama to Mommy to Mom" and I'd like to add the next levels in this cycle which are "bruh" and "my guy."
Murderer: *trying to break into my home* *struggling with the baby gate*
Me: It's a - you have to pull with your thumb while you LIFT
Murderer: Like this? I don't-
Me: Yeah, yeah, now LIFT
Murderer: *jiggling gate* You know what, I'll try a different house. You have a good night!
My son said he made "Tier 100" on Fortnite, so I asked him, "But are you Tier 100 in your schoolwork?" and just like that, my jeans rose 7 inches to cover my bellybutton, and a D.A.R.E. fanny pack appeared on my good hip with an AARP card inside.
Clipping your baby's nails and accidentally cutting them LIKE A TOTAL GODDAMNED MONSTER WHO SHOULD GO TO PRISON PROBABLY AND BE ETERNALLY BEATEN BECAUSE YOU'RE A COMPLETE MONSTER is a parenting rite of passage.
Childless friend: "My kid will NEVER -"
Me: [Dabs her mouth with toilet paper]
Her: What are you doing!?
Me: You just have a little bit of bullshit coming out of your mouth right now.
If there were beauty YouTubers when I was younger: "Pull hair out of the cap with the hook and bleach. Roll body glitter on your chest. Paint your nails with White Out, and just smear a pound of foundation all over your face. Make sure it doesn't match your skin tone at all."
A movie with Disney Princesses as moms where they sing about wanting uninterrupted sleep, a shower, and not wanting to be anyone's snack bitch for just one day.
Shaun White won his 3rd gold Olympic medal, and I know how he must feel because I just switched the laundry from the washer to the dryer in the same day-ish.
It's okay if the holidays aren't magical. It's okay if your house is a wreck. It's okay if most days are pajama days. It's okay if the most you can do these last days of 2020 is give it your "some." Just make it to 2021, okay? We need you.