First smiles, the first time they sleep through the night, first steps, first day at school. All big milestones for our little ones. But what about the parents? What about the milestones we reach? What about the crap that no one warns you about? The first Poonami. That one’s traumatic. There are things as parents we experience that quite frankly deserve badges of honour.
Some of them might not be moments we want to photograph and share smugly on Facebook. Some should be worn with pride. Personally I don’t think you are truly a bonafide parent until you’ve had to tell your kid to “stop licking the window”.
The Learner Badge
The first time you leave the house without your new accessory is a pretty big deal. A huge parenting milestone. Wear this badge if only to explain your nervous disposition and the fact that you have forgotten the art of conversation.
The We’ve all done it Badge
We’ve all been there. Some of us so often that we have a designated scoop and a honed technique. It doesn’t even gross us out anymore.
The I used to be cool badge
You know you are a parent when you go to extreme lengths to avoid tantrums. Welcome to the club people.
The What the hell just happened Badge
Of course not all tantrums can be avoided, and some warrant a badge of honour for surviving, hell they warrant a medal. You know the ones where 5 minutes later your little angel is running around like nothing happened, but you spent the rest of the day in a state of bewilderment and wondering where the hell you find an exorcist.
The Life Skills Badge
It’s a vital parenting skill to have. Can also be applied to Rice Crispies, Lego, Play-doh and all other orifices.
The I didn’t sign up for this Badge
The follow on from this badge of honour is the first time your kid throws up in the sick bowl. That my friends is a day to be celebrated.
The Why Me Badge
This has happened to everyone, right? RIGHT?
The I hate Pinterest Badge
There are two types of parents in the world. Those that do crafts, and those that don’t. I fall firmly into the latter category. In my pre-parenting days I dreamt of painting home made cards and gifts with my little people. Then reality hit and I learnt that; a) It’s really bloody messy, b) The kids use the red paint brush in the blue paint which stresses me out, and c) Nothing ever looks like it does on Pinterest. Ever.
The Kill me now Badge
It’s never embarrassing being a parent. Your kids will never ever show you up in public or make you do anything ridiculous. OK I’m lying, but I’m told you can get your own back when they are teenagers.
The Life Goals Badge
Wear this one with pride. You’ve earned it.
What badges of honour would you wear?
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Ha ha ha. I love this. (emmmm I should have all the badges, don’t tell anyone)
Although some days the ’arse wiping badge’ could be revoked
I do the pretending to search for the toy/ shit piece of craftwork that was chucked weeks ago, a lot these days. Sometimes I even pretend to not know what Little Man is talking about… which toy, darling?!
Love these badges Claire and thanks for sharing this post with us at #itsok
Haha! This made me laugh out loud! I can proudly wear most of these badges! Made me smile, thank you. #itsok
Ha, I am guilty of all of the above #itsok@_karendennis
Love this! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve helped look for a toy I actually threw out! #coolmumclub
Oh these are brilliant – love it! I’ve definitely earned a few of these. Not the “scooping poop out of the bath” one thankfully but most of the others. I will never quite understand why my automatic reaction to unexpected vomiting is cup my hands to catch it! Bleurgh!
Haha! This made me laugh. The wheels on the bus is on some permaloop in my head. #coolmumclub
Ha ha, I earned all of these with my first, then for some stupid reason I decided to have another kid so I could earn them all again
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Ah yes, ‘looking’ for something you threw out! Not that I do that, of course. Not often anyway. Oh bugger it – give me my badge! #FridayFrolics
This is fantastic! I’m lucky *touches wood* (snort laugh) that I’ve not had to scoop a turd from the bath…. I’m hoping I’ve got away with that one! #coolmumclub
Oh I actually cried with laughter at this post! Just when you think it can’t get any funnier there’s another badge and then another – love love love! Oh and the red paintbrush in the blue paint – can’t even deal as my teens would say. Wheels on the bus – hilarious. Stuck in sift play – nooooo! Loved it! #CoolMumClub
Oh my word. This is so true. I’d add one that says, “You looking at me?! You looking at me?” designed to scare off the tutters.
Oh my goodness hon I LOVE LOVE LOVE this hilarious and so true….please please please can you get someone to actually make these for us? Thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub lovely xoxo
Genius post! All of those badges could belong to me. This mornings one would be Managed to have a shower without a small child watching me whilst sat on the toilet having a poo. #goals
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Haha! Love this. Particularly the looking for 3 hours for a toy I’ve thrown away – yep! also getting arse stuck in the rollers at soft play – yep!
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Haha! This made me laugh a lot. #coolmumclub
This is awesome! Laughed so much hahaha! #coolmumclub
Oh I love this post so much! Hilarious. I think I may be on course to earn all my badges! Yay – go me! Hahaha. In fact I completed the wheels on the bus one just this morning 🙂
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OMG! I love this. Seriously! So funny. Great post.
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This is great! Hysterical and useful too! It’s like a dating service for mom friends. “Oh you’ve scooped poop out of the tub and hid in the bathroom to eat chocolate too?!?! We can totally be friends!”
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Very funny. Peachy is onle 15 months old so I have only earned a couple of these badges so far. #FridayFrolics
I love these … particularly the catching vomit one. I was just thinking about that particular skill this morning.
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I love these badges. I would cover myself in them. The worst one for us was catching vomit in our hands! Youngest was really poorly but Oldest still needed to go to school so I bundled them into the car, Youngest had a Easter egg bonnet (it was all I could find) to catch her sick. When we got back we were going up in the communal lift when suddenly Youngest started throwing up but there was so much that it filled up the sick catcher that I had no choice to catch it. The lifts opened and there were some people waiting to get in a sick covered and smelly lift. I had to dump Youngest at the house and quickly rush back to clean it all, tying not to throw up myself. Actually, nevermind the badge, I am going to tattoo it on my head. So everytime I get broody I will remember why it is not a good idea to have any more! 😉 #FridayFrolics
OMG I love this one! These are so true and so funny.
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I could (and probably would) wear all these badges… every mum can relate to them. Oh… the last one’s got me day-dreaming….
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Cannot wait for the day I can wear the last badge with pride, but alas, it is a long, LONG, way away! #FridayFrolics
These are so true. I’ve had to stop having baths with our boys as it seemed like they were marking their territory with all the pooing in the bath =:0(
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