Confessions of a Mother

As the mother of a toddler, I do many things I never would have conceived of before Hannah came along.  Consider this warning that these are not for the faint of heart:

1. I eat half-chewed food that Hannah spits out.
2. I feed my kid food off the floor (but not off the ground outside, ‘cuz that would be gross ).
3. I wipe Hannah’s nose with my shirt.
4. I use my own saliva as toddler hair gel.
5. I use TV as a baby-sitter when I really need to get something done.
6. I feed my kid partially-chewed food out of my own mouth.
7. I frequently pretend that I don’t know what she’s asking for, because I don’t want her to have the item in question.
8. I allow the baby to torment the cat, because she loves it so much.
9. I let Hannah gnaw on sticks and keys and other dangerous objects, because it keeps her quiet.

There you have it.  If you’re shocked and horrified, I bet you haven’t spent a whole day alone with a 15-month-old.

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