20 Ways to
Amuse Yourself on a Bad Day, Mom By Jen Singer
Change your online screen
name from "ProudMomOfThree" to "NeedsAVacation."
Make pancakes in the
shape of those really nice Jimmy Choo's
you used to wear before you had kids.
Answer the phone, "The
Center for Sleep Deprivation. Can I help
...ZZZZ."
Drink your coffee from
your son's sippy cup.
Drink your son's juice
from your coffee mug.
When the Music for Tots
teacher smiles and sings gaily, "If
you're happy and you know it, clap your
hands," examine your fingernails and
yawn.
Put a tip jar out at
snack time.
Affix a smiley face
sticker to your forehead, because
frankly, it's the only smile that's been
on your face all day.
Ask the bank teller for
the exchange rate on Chuck E. Cheese
tokens.
Give the wrong answers
while watching "Blues Clues" to try to
throw that cartoon canine off.
Pretend your kid's Rockin'
Elmo is singing Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy
Train" to Thomas the Tank Engine. Then
hold up a lighter until he plays an
encore.
Invite another mom for a
play date - with you.
Put a bumper sticker on
your mini-van that reads, "My other car
is a Barbie Corvette."
Tell the kids that Santa
has hired you to write his "Naughty"
list this year.
When the neighborhood
stroller brigade - each moms of one kid
- invite you and your triplets for a
"brisk walk," tell them your stroller is
in the shop.
Send your kids to your
in-laws' house with toy whistles in
their pockets.
Sneak a cookie before
dinner. Or two. Or the entire bag of
Mint Milanos and what's left of the
milk.
Tie the ends of a baby
blanket around your neck and claim to be
able to leap tall diaper pails in a
single bound.
When your child refuses
to take her evening bath, go ahead and
take it yourself.
At your baby's 2 a.m.
feeding, announce to your sleeping
husband through the baby monitor,
"Flight 201 to Fiji is now boarding."