For all the Mommies

I know a real post is due, but I laughed til I cried over this and had to share. This  is from Parenting magazine, it's been a long time since english class so I don't know how to properly cite it but props to the author.  Kudos to those of you with more than one kid, I don't know how you do it! Hugs to you all, real news will come someday, but for now just know we are well.

Goodnight Mom

 

In the messy green 

family room

There was a telelmarketer

ringing the telephone

And a crying toddler

because his brother 

just popped his

red baloon

And a picture of--

The cow jumping over the moon

(which someone colored on 

with permanent marker)

And there was a missing

teddy bear, and a girl with 

gum in her hair

And one to be scolded

And laundry to be folded

And a very hungry spouse

And something stinky in the house

(that no one else seemed to smell)

And a comb and a brush and a colicky

baby who just won't shush

And a frazzled mommy screaming #*%#@

Goodnight messy room

Goodnight scribbled on moon

Goodnight cow getting out while she can

Goodnight telemarketers and the 

popped baloon

Goodnight lost teddy bear

Goodnight cereal bar smeared all

over the dining room chair

Goodnight spitup

And goodnight leaky sippy cup

Goodnight much- too-little house and 

goodnight grumpy spouse

Goodnight comb and goodnight brush

And goodnight to a certain 4-year-old 

who just needs to hush right now I mean it

Goodnight Elmo

Goodnight toys we'll pick up tomorrow,

or the next day

Hello "coke" and TiVo--

"me" time Finally

--Sarah Jio