Happy Mothers Day

The magazine Parenting Early Years was a gift from my mother and something I anxiously wait for every month to arrive. In this months issue the very back page had this:

Parenting top ten ways your life isn't like a reality show

1. Your morning weigh-ins are mercifully Private
2. No hope of trading up to a multi-millionaire, housekeeping husband who lives to give foot rubs in wacky wife-swap episode
3. You drive a Ford, shop at Target, and drink Diet Coke all the live long day, but no one gives you a dime for product placement
4. You endure hours of grueling photo shoots - but they're all at Sears and come out in wallet size with a faux-nature background
5. The only Extreme Home Makeover you're getting is courtesy of a 5-year-old with markers
6. You'd like to see Top Chef make three different dishes (one kid food, one vegan for your tween, and one that actually taste good for you) every single night
7. You really did marry your big fat obnoxious fiance'. (And what's worse, no one paid you!)
8. You never get voted off - even if you beg
9. You're surrounded by "real" housewives - but like you, they haven't shaved their legs in days
10. You know What Not to Wear, but Nothing Else Fits since you had kids

I hope this brought a little smile to your face even if you don't apply to more then one. Have a Happy Mothers Day! And may you not have to change any diapers.