Welcome to Not Me! Monday, where you and I can share a few of our secrets from the week, revealing some things we’d rather forget. Why? Because it’s therapeutic and makes us all feel less alone.
I’ll start!
When taking our MSC swimming the other day, I definitely did not bring along nailpolish in my bag of toiletries with the plan of giving myself and Small Fry some pre-church manicures in the locker room after we swam. When we didn’t have time (Duh!) to do that, I didn’t bring the bag home and set it on our counter only to have it knocked off by a cat or child, breaking the nailpolish jar and covering our socks and my razor, soap and shampoo in a bright fuchsia color.
I didn’t photograph the colorful mess for you to see.
Oh, and I definitely don’t just use a Ziploc bag as a toiletry bag in the first place! Not me. I’m way classier than that.
Finally, I didn’t leave the now dry nailpolish covered bag sitting out in the kitchen where one of my MSC could reach it, cutting himself in the finger with my razor, winning me the negligent parent of the day award and a very sad boy with a bloody finger.
Not me!
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I thought the razor issue may raise an eyebrow or two. but yeah stuff happens. I don’t remember how old my oldest was but he was definitely old enough that he didn’t usually mess with stuff he shouldn’t. I go into the bathroom when hes taking a bath and hes bleeding. At the time he told us he had a wet spot he tried to wipe off…with the razor. It wasn’t until about 3 months ago that he said he was actually trying to shave. But boy did I feel bad at the time. Of course i didn’t think he would play with it because he never messed with anything he shouldn’t hah!!!
And then one time my oldest (when he was 11 or so) put his hand on the iron not realizing it was still hot. and….. stuff happens. lol
When I was a new parent (only one child), I took a shower with my little one crawling around free-range in the bathroom. I came out to find him CHEWING ON HIS DAD’S RAZOR! THAT was the day we installed child locks…
PS No damage was done. I still don’t know how!
…irresponsible twit.
Nice that you leave razors around with so many children running free range. But then hardly surprizing.
What’s next? Live wires, broken glass, chemicals?
I am sure Stephanie that you have never ever made any mistakes with your children if you have any and if you don’t I am sure you never ever make them anywhere else. I am sure your parenting skill far exceed all people around you and your children are perfect, never get hurt, never find things they shouldn’t, will become the president, vice president and if you have more, all work in the oval office keeping our world safe and secure from all mom’s that make mistakes from time to time. I am also sure you realize MckMama hates her children and does everything in her power to ruin them and their lives by leaving things out for them to hurt themselves on. I am also sure you realize she is far from your perfect state of being and because of that you must insist on telling her how irresponsibel she is and how horrible of a mother she is. I am sure you also realize it is insane to pick on a person when you have NOOOOOOOO CLUE who they are. You have the little snippets of her blog, her facebook and twitter. You have what ever you can dig up on her with all the time in the world you have to look for it because you are the perfect person that does NOTHING wrong and you do everything in a timely manner so you have lots and lots of time to just be mean to others. No, I don’t know you, will never know you, will probably never no MckMama personally. I don’t agree with all she has to say, but I am not ever going to call her irresponsible or a twit because she admits something on a blog I am reading. Obviously she knows she made a mistakes and doesn’t have to share it. My goodness….. really do you really need to name call? You don’t have one ounce of an idea who and what MckMama is and does. You don’t, even if you think you do. Leave it to her hubby to tell her if she is being irresponsible, or her best friends or mom, or dad, or grandpa or grandma. Don’t do it over the internet, it is silly and only makes you look bad for doing it. PS… I don’t know you and all things above are made up, fabricated from my own mind. I have no clue if you have kids, are perfect, if your kids are perfect, if you have time. It is all made up to make the point…. all you say about MckMama is MADE UP IN YOUR MIND!!!!!!! You DON”T KNOW HER!!!!!! Therefore, quit trying to tell her who and what she is! It is just stupid!
You are making a lot of ass-umptions there Ann. You have no idea whether I know Mck Mama or not. Your raving makes me think you may well be another deranged Sheep.
Hi Barb…!!!
The way you jump to defend someone you don’t know (& whose behavior is very questionable) is as ridiculous as you claim my criticizing to be.
As it happens I have had occasion to meet her a while back.
Oh yes dear Stephanie, meeting her a while back makes you know her oh so well. As far as assumptions go….. didn’t you read the end of my comment. I said I don’t know you or her therefore it is stupid to make comments about someone. Here, let me quote… “PS… I don’t know you and all things above are made up, fabricated from my own mind. I have no clue if you have kids, are perfect, if your kids are perfect, if you have time. It is all made up to make the point…. ” Just because you met someone doesn’t mean you know who they really are. Just because she says she left a razor out doesn’t mean she is a twit. Have you never made mistakes Stephanie? Really?
PS… if deranged is choosing to not destroy MckMama with words meant to hurt… I guess I choose deranged. How about instead of calling her a twit and accusing you try saying, “oh…. ya, not a good choice leaving the razor out. Little kids get into a lot of things they shouldn’t. Here is what I do with my razors so my kids don’t get them.” Or you could tell one of your mistakes so she could learn something from it. Why call names and nail the coffin shut? Even if when you met her in your life she wasn’t nice to you. Do you know how much hate eats a person up inside? It eats at a person and destroys them. Just try nice even when you don’t like a person. Just try it. Maybe you will feel happier inside if you do. Forgiveness is a good thing.
I’m always amazed that some people crucify Jennifer on every little thing she does. Stephanie is obviously the “perfect parent”. She also missed the point of the Not Me Monday, which is to be an encouragement to eachother about our shortcomings as parents.
“I have a busy day of getting bent out of shape over things that are none of my business in the first place.”
i heard she’s sending them out to join various circus’…circi? circuses? so she can make some cash. in case you didn’t know, they’re a little in debt. Carnies make the big $$ ya know.
I only use zip Lock. I mean, i’d never use a Ziplock bag for my toiletry stuft. And i definitely never dropped a bottle of nail polish. And I Would never be frustrated about having to clean it up. And yes I would Not encourage our 3 year old daughter to put nailpolish on. And she Would definitely never ever beg me to put more on. And of course she Would Never refuse to wash he hands because her nail polish might come off. Oh, and I would never spend almost half an hour typing a couple sentences on my iPod to leave a comment although I’m feeling sick.
I can’t believe how ambitious you are: you have 5 kids to watch and you think you can give yourself a manicure at the pool?
That optimism cracks me up
Good for you.
Hehe. Yeah, I try to think positive! A manicure in the pool locker room while the boys waited was probably a bit much.
I wasn’t going to do it while they were swimming! I have a couple kids hanging on my neck the entire time I’m in the water. Even I’m not that optimistic! 
Hey, I’m a Ziploc toiletry bag girl, too.
When we travel, I categorize! It looks like I’m mobilizing for a mission…
It’s pretty though!
Amy
Just had to laugh at your post. So glad I’m not the only one to have great disasters in my house. Here’s mine for this week: http://www.homecookedhealthy.com/2011/12/baking-cakes-the-perfect-disaster-story/
No one was hurt in the making of this cake!
Hey! I gave you a nice toiletry bag from Bare Escentuals for your birthday (when we went to Hell’s Kitchen) because I heard you used a Ziploc bag! I thought that would put an end to your Ziploc bag days!!!
It did! And it still does! I use it at home.
But when I go to the gym? I’m back to a Ziploc bag. I cannot believe you remember that!!!! By the way, glad you were in and out of the hospital the other day quickly and that baby boy is doing okay!
Hee hee!!! I am glad you had the Ziploc bag in this case!
Yeah, I am glad it was only a quick visit to the hospital too! I’ve had bleeding in all three trimesters with this lil guy and it’s never a good thing to see or deal with! I’m having an ultrasound on Wednesday when I am 32 weeks to see if he is growing okay and doing well. Hoping my next hospital stay is when I am delivering a full-term healthy baby boy! Still can’t believe I’m having a boy (a nameless boy at this point!!!).
Billy – makes for a cute and adventurous name…
William is on our list (well, maybe I should say MY list, since my husband doesn’t really have a desire to discuss names right now) but I like it as William…not Bill, Will, Billy, or Willy! Who knows if that will happen!