You Know You're a Mom If . . .
Certain parts of mommyhood are a rite of passage, but the best part is that we've all been there before — and sometimes all we can do is sympathize with each other and laugh. So, aside from that adorable tot you've got watching your every move, here are some telltale signs that you've officially become a mom.
Cooking Dinner Looks Like This
Or This
Eating Meals Looks Like This
You've Done This (and Had to Start Over)
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You've Tried to Make Shapes Out of Pancakes . . .
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. . . And Failed, So You Just Added a Smiley Face to Regular Pancakes
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Your Kitchen Looks Like This
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You've Wondered What to Do in This Situation
This Is How You Bowl
You've Tried Knitting
You've Done This to Windows
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You've Stayed Like This For as Long as Humanly Possible
You've Gotten Sticker-Bombed Here
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Or Here
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You've Walked Around With Something Stuck to Your Head
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You've Washed a Diaper (and Know How Much It Sucks)
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This Is Your Live-In Help
Going to the Bathroom Looks Like This
Or This
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Your Toilet-Paper Roll Is Always Unraveled
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Your Hair Usually Looks Like This (Until You Leave the House)
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Shopping Looks Like This
Your Purse Looks Like This
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You've Gotten Desperate When Putting Up Your Hair
Sleeping Looks Like This
You Know This Looks Innocent to an Untrained Eye . . .
But It's Not
You've Glued Something From the Dollar Store
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Your Center Console Looks Like This
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You Unload the Car Like This (and Avoid the Second Trip)
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You've Felt Really Bad When This Happened . . .
And This . . .
And This
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You Know What Book This Is
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You've Got a Picture Exactly Like This
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You've Ruined Nap Time by Taking Photos
Your Beer Has Floaters
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You've Drank Out of a Kids' Cup
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This Is How Your Boo Boos Look (and You Say Boo Boos)
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You Kept Doing This Long After Your Child Lost Interest
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You Have a Room That Looks Like This
Which You've Contemplated the Point of Cleaning
You've Smelled These to Identify the Odd Coloring
You Have a Stash of These
You've Ended Up With This After Trying to Sterilize
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You Have One of These
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And You've Had to Make Excuses For It
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You Know All The Words to This
You Feel Like This at the End of the Day
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You've Taken a Bath Using Scooby Bubble Bath
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