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How many times do you find yourself not actually sitting during a meal? We are doing so many other things and running around getting things that I feel like I spend 1/2 of the meal standing. When I found this image of Things mom has to do before she eats , from Nickmom, it was too good not to share! It gave me a laugh… that’s for sure! Can you relate?
Things Mom has to be do before she eats:
- Prepare the meal
- Deny children snacks for the full half-hour before food is on the table.
- Call children to dinner.
- Call spouse to dinner.
- Watch as only 1/3 of the kids show up.
- Feed 1/3 of the children.
- Search for the last kid.
- Pour milk for children.
- Whoops, they wanted juice.
- Whoops, they spilled juice.
- Get the salt for someone.
- Get napkins for someone else.
- Sit down to eat.
- NOPE. Stand up to get a drink.
- While you’re up, get bread for someone.
- Sit down to eat.
- NOPE. Get the butter to go with the bread.
- Deny requests to be excused.
- Sit down to eat.
- NOPE. Go back to get a fork.
- Sit down to eat.
- Count to 10 to be safe.
- Eat*
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I just told my kids last night, “Please eat slower so I can actually sit down and eat with you!” lol Because every night I think I get up about 7 times to get water, a napkin, another server, etc that by the time I sit down to eat, it’s time to wash their hands :/
haha!
“Sit down and eat your dinner.”
“Har?… I don’t like —”
“You eat what is served.”
“I need water.”
“You can get it yourself.”
Haha… Of course, it gets a little easier when there are fewer and older dependents.
haha!!! The day will be here before I know it… .right? 😉