Monday, February 15, 2010

Top Mommy Olympics sports



Morning dressing/breakfast/school drive triathlon

Freestyle toddler wrestling

Competitive complaining

Wet bathroom floor luge

Speed poopy-diaper changing

Clutter vaulting

Pediatrician waiting room endurance activity

Synchronized meal prep

No-you-do-it Daddy fencing


Got any to add?


Photo: National Archive/Spaarnestad

13 comments:

  1. breaking up the teenage girl hair pulling screaming wrestling match?

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  2. The vomit catch/redirect
    The "husband-just-walked-in" baby-toss
    The rocking-to-sleep marathon
    and my favorite Dodge-bite

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  3. Ooh, I love it. What about downhill laundry basket folding?

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  4. Oh...I would win this one: brushing AND flossing the teeth of the "highly sensitive" and "easily overloaded" 13 yr old WITH BRACES.

    That is a daily treat, and I've got it down to 3 minutes.

    Caution: not for the faint of heart, involves wrestling, quite a bit of "outdoor voices" and perspective management.

    Alexandra

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  5. Hundred yard mad dash to the car when you're late for school!

    The "It's PAST your bedtime" tug of war!

    And don't forget the "Kids Only" ping pong game: "No you didn't!" "Yes, you did!" "No, you didn't!" "Yes, you did!"

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  6. Very clever post!! Right now I am only experiencing the poopy diaper changing event and the handing the baby over to Daddy event but reading this post and the comments is giving me an insight of what I have ahead of me!! I better start getting into shape now so I am ready to compete in these "sports" over the next few years.

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  7. 2-yard toot and dash
    Pooped on the floor obstacle course
    Crash cushion High Jump
    Climb every hill to tire him out marathon.
    You must wash your hands/go pee/get in the bath relay.

    You have me laughing out loud!

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  8. I would have won GOLD in toddler dressing this morning.. an Epic battle to get Dottie dressed, and I was victorious!

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  9. Oh, I also would win gold in middle of the night in the dark g-tube feeding without waking child up.

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  10. How 'bout a biathalon.
    Speed toddler wrestling poopy diaper changing.

    My little doesn't lie still any more for changing a diaper and it is a test of wills to get her changed. She has too many things to do to stop for a mere diaper change.
    Thanks for the laughs!

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  11. Get ready for school freestyle
    Be nice to your sister slalom
    Share pairs freeskate
    Homework super Gs

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Thanks for sharing!