WTF Friday: Lessons from Mom

Welcome to the Mother's Day edition of WTF Friday!

As a mom, I can say this holiday, which just happened to start in my home state of West Virginia, has been fun so far. I'm looking forward to the day when I get homemade presents and genuine effort from my son, who is finally growing to appreciate holidays and special days in general.

This year, my husband, who I have to admit I thought would forget, told me that I am the boss this weekend. Whatever I want him to do, he will do. It's not uncommon for him to say that to me on Mother's Day and my birthday, but it is uncommon for me to accept. Usually, I'm pretty happy with just spending time with my family.

But this year, I have a to-do list a mile-long (of course it's on my iPhone, so it's hard to measure the exact length). I usually give Sweet-D one task at a time, since his work schedule is so hectic. That has resulted in a list that has been unchanged for almost six months now.

So what am I doing this Mother's Day? Cashing in that one-item to-do list and using the day as an opportunity to get some genuine work out of my family. Does that make me a mean mom?

I hope not, but it has to be done! Otherwise, I just might lose my mind.

In honor of Mother's Day, I wanted to have a little fun. I found this very funny post about lessons learned from mothers. I've seen something similar to this before, but it's worth posting here. I think everyone - moms, dads, sons and daughters - can relate to this.

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Momisms - aka Lessons Learned from Mom

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