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Kelli (Stay-at-home mom of Logan 9, and Whitney 8): Have you ever noticed, as with everything else, there are the highs and lows of parenting?
Jen (Dual-career mom of Jacob 6, Caleb 3, and Abigail 5 weeks): Definitely. And like the scientific theory, every parenting action has an equal and opposite child reaction.
Kelli: For every push there is a shove.
Jen: What goes up must go down.
Kelli: Shall we touch upon some of these ups and downs of motherhood?
Jen: Yes, let’s.
Kelli: Here goes.
UP: Your kid slid in safe to home plate at his baseball game.
DOWN: Now you’ll for sure have to wash those baseball pants before the next game.
Jen:
UP: You finally get the last child to sleep.
DOWN: Now you can’t fall asleep.
Kelli:
UP: Your child’s vocabulary is impressively expanding.
DOWN: Unfortunately it includes some unsavory words they’ve learned from driving in the car with you.
Jen:
UP: You get up and dressed, your newborn fed and bathed, then dressed all by 9:00 in the morning with time to meet your girlfriends for a cup of coffee.
DOWN: As you pick up your baby to leave you hear a familiar rumble, looking down to see she has had a massive "blowout" all over her and you. So much for coffee and adult interaction.
Bonus high: Your girlfriends are moms themselves so they bring coffee to your house instead.
Kelli:
UP: Working together on the school science project and seeing your child's enthusiasm for learning.
DOWN: Having to sniff and touch rancid meat as part of your kid's "great idea" for a science experiment.
Jen:
UP: You spend several hours assembling a delectable dish for your child's annual class picnic. You've carefully matched the "Olympic theme" of the party with all of the food items.
DOWN: As you pull into the school parking lot, you realize you've left the dish on the kitchen table and don't have time to go home before work. Instead you swing by Raley's and grab the first available deli tray.
Bonus high: The kids like the Raley’s stuff better anyway. And you can eat the class picnic tray for dinner at home.
Kelli:
UP: Your child is selected for a lead in role in the school play.
DOWN: You get to be in charge of the costume and scenery when no one else shows up for the school play committee meeting.
Jen:
UP: You carefully buckle your child's helmet and take them to the park to learn to ride their tricycle.
DOWN: They throw a temper tantrum in the park and you are forced to carry a screaming child and a tricycle all the way home.
Bonus Low: They scream "I don't like you" at the top of their lungs the entire way.
Bonus High: When they get home and calm down they tell you that you are the "bestest mommy ever."
Kelli:
UP: It took half a day, but you finally put away the vacuum and mop, admiring your beautiful, clean house.
DOWN: The kids come home from school and promptly implode the place.
Jen:
UP: Everyone actually likes what you made for dinner and clears their plates.
DOWN: The next time you make it they develop amnesia and swear they’ve never liked it and refuse to eat it.
Kelli:
UP: Got a babysitter, got a long-awaited date with Hubby, got a chance to go out and feel like you have a life.
DOWN: Got a sick kid. Life is on hold.
Jen:
UP: Made it through grocery shopping, kids in tow, without a major meltdown.
DOWN: In your rush to get through it before it all fell apart you forgot the milk, ended up with Ding Dongs snuck in the basket, and have a child with only one shoe.
Kelli:
UP: Your kids are playing together in harmony, epitomizing the spirit of brother and sisterly love, making your heart sing.
DOWN: As you go to get your camera to capture the moment, the moment is lost and you end up yelling so loud you’re afraid the neighbors will call CPS on you.
Jen: We could go on and on couldn’t we?
Kelli: True. Did I tell you the rollercoaster is my favorite ride at the amusement park?
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