Awesome Things About Being A Parent

There are so many awesome things about being a parent, here are some of them: 

*You get to purchase Oreos at the grocery store and not feel like the Cashier is judging you. You then get to take them home, give your child one, and save the rest for when he goes to bed. (And then tell him the next day that Daddy ate them.)

*You have an excuse to have a messy car- or disgusting one in my case.  I mean, only a great parent wouldn't want to waste time cleaning out their vehicle because they might miss out on quality time with their little ones. And that my friend is priceless.  (Are you buying this one?  Because I almost am.)

*You have an excuse to watch Despicable Me and Monster’s University in the movie theater without feeling like a creep.

*You get a free pass to leave any function or event early because- you need to leave for nap-time or bedtime or because you bribed your child to say he is sick.  I think this one is fair; after all, you did birth your child, so that gives you all rights to use them as a pawn whenever needed.  (Side note: If I ever leave your function or event early and I tell you it's because of any of the reasons listed above, I’m sure the reason is legitimate and I’m not leaving just because your party is lame.)

*You get to make absolutely no plans on a Saturday night and still have a blast.   (That is if you like playing with play-dough and reading Dr. Seuss books until you are blue in the face.) 

*You get to nap on the weekends when your toddler does because you are exhausted from building Lego castles and picking boogers too. 

On a side note: I don't know where my child's vocabulary comes from.  Chase uses words that I don't use-ever, so either I need to pay daycare more or have Chase watch tv less.   

-The other day Chase called a yellow dice (or die if you're one of "those" people) a golden cube.  Really?  What 2 year old uses those describing words?  Most other two year olds would have picked up the die, put it in their mouth and went on their merry way. 

 -The other day at the store we passed the toy aisle.  We went by a princess crown and Chase announced, "That's a pretty tiara." (Forehead smack.) 

- Today, Chase brought me a medal on a ribbon and told me that his "amulet" was actually made for me and put it around my neck. (This was a very sweet gesture, but strange... very strange.) 

Being a parent is AWESOME!