40 Times Moms Take a Face Palm
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Motherhood presents many moments where all you can do is slap your forehead with the palm of your hand and say, "Are you kidding me?" Call it mommy brain or simply blame having too many distractions; I'm pretty sure it happens to most of us daily (if not several times a day). Just yesterday I took my son to the dermatologist and somehow among all my efforts to keep him behaving I also totally forgot to ask the one question that I made the appointment for in the first place. Cue palm to face. Simply put: motherhood can make you feel like you're absolutely losing it, which is why we can all relate to these hilarious face-palm moments.
When you finally convince your toddler to let you wash his special bear . . .
And it rips to shreds in the washing machine.
When you promise your daughter a PB&J for lunch . . .
And don't have any sandwich bread.
When you sign up to make homemade play-dough for your child's class . . .
And you realize that you suck at making homemade play-dough.
When you decide to make mac and cheese because it's quick . . .
And you go check on the water after 10 minutes only to find that you turned on the wrong burner.
When you make an awesome smoothie full of hidden veggies . . .
And push blend without putting on the top of the canister.
When you decide to wash and dry your tot's new right Croc because it got a little dirty . . .
And learn that Crocs shrink when hot (no, seriously, they really do).
When you think your child has outgrown the Easter bunny . . .
And she feels otherwise.
When you pull up to school to drop off your child . . .
And you realize her backpack is sitting on your kitchen counter.
When you make an elaborate dinner . . .
And realize it needs to cook for another hour, but your child is going to melt down in no less than 10 minutes unless he eats.
When you decide to pamper yourself after the baby goes to bed . . .
And your little one wakes up to nurse way earlier than expected.
When you come home expecting dinner to be ready in the crockpot . . .
And find that you forgot to actually turn it on before heading out for the day.
When you get up extra early to cook an awesome breakfast for your children . . .
And everyone complains and refuses to eat any of it.
When you wonder what that weird noise was under your car . . .
And see that you just ran over your daughter's favorite toy.
When you finally give in and take your kid to the doctor . . .
And it turns out he has strep, an ear infection, a UTI, and the flu.
When you wash your child's most favorite water bottle . . .
And totally forget that it's not dishwasher safe.
When you pack both your kids' lunch in record time . . .
And your son got your daughter's and your daughter got your son's.
When you wear your robe to school drop-off . . .
And your child can't get the door open so you have to get out of your car in the middle of the car line and help her.
When you pump 10 ounces at work . . .
And realize you forgot the tops for your bottles at home.
When you set your kiddo's adorable clay project in the oven . . .
And didn't set the timer.
When you're enjoying a rare leisurely morning before school . . .
And you come across a letter that says it's your day for snack.
When you volunteer in your kid's class for two hours . . .
And you didn't realize you were having a serious wardrobe malfunction until you get in your car to go home.
When you make yourself coffee . . .
And you make a giant hot carafe of formula instead.
When you make your children chocolate-covered frozen bananas . . .
And they look exactly like chocolate-covered frozen penises.
When you smartly buy your kid gifts way in advance . . .
And totally forget about them until you discover them on top of your closet months after the occasion.
When you're finally going to crack down on getting your kids to eat their veggies . . .
And you find them in the microwave the following morning.
When you offer to help your kid open his drink . . .
And you totally ruin it.
When you open the fridge (and pantry) and realize you've got nothing for lunch . . .
And so it's smoothies all around.
When you try to kill some bacteria . . .
And completely ruin what it is you were trying to preserve.
When you try to make your kiddo a quick grilled cheese . . .
And quickly burn the crap out of it.
When you actually put yourself together . . .
And realize your kids got cheese stains all over your back and you had no idea until your husband came home from work and asked why you have cheese all over your back.
When you sweetly buy your kids a treat at the grocery store . . .
And leave it in the car overnight.
When you go to put a load of laundry in the wash . . .
And you realize there is one in there from three days ago and it smells like mildew.
When you throw a bunch of reusable diapers in the wash . . .
And they come out all stuck together.
When you're cleaning up after breakfast . . .
And you realize your brood ate nothing but loads of sugar and processed food.
When you bake your child a special cake for their birthday . . .
And it's a total fail.
When your kid asks what you did with that crumpled-up piece of paper because it was his homework . . .
And you have to dig through the trash.
When you decide to finally head back to the gym for the first time in a while . . .
And realize you packed your toddler's socks instead of your own.
When you childproof all your cabinets . . .
And never actually lock the ones with the really dangerous stuff.
When you spend hours making your son an awesome road out of tape . . .
And he says, "That's not road . . . that's tape."
When you yell at your kids to put their shoes away . . .
And they ask why Mommy doesn't have to put her shoes away too.