Motherhood..The Naked Truth

On Monday's Oprah, the show was entitled, The Truth About Motherhood. Two ladies wrote a book called "I Would Trade My Husband For A Housekeeper". Oprah asked the question. My husband was behind me and said "Just admit it, you would trade me." I told him I wouldn't admit it but in my head I was thinking "Heck Yeah, I would trade" *lol* Love You, T-Man.

This show was hilarious. Some of the things the mothers were saying were true and happening in my life. The one lady said that a discipline was to have the children thing you are a little crazy, just to shock them. The new thing I had to do in the car, when the kids are out of control arguing or something is raise my voice, through gritted teeth and then bang on the stirring wheel.*lol* I haven't had to do it in a while since they don't have to sit by each other in the van anymore:) One lady said she was traveling with the kids and did not want to wake them up by stopping so she could go to the bathroom and she just went in a diaper. *lol* I could agree with not waking the kids up on the trip but I don't know if I would do the diaper thing. I am not mad at her, though. *lol* Check out more of the show here.

One segment was about the advice that you didn't get before having children. I know that one piece of advice that I received before I had my first child, at the time, I did not even know it was motherly wisdom:) I would have been very early in my pregnancy, I don't even know if I knew at the time. A friend of mine had a baby and I was over her house and she was telling me that she no longer has any time to herself. She said that when you have a baby, you can't even go to the bathroom by yourself anymore. When she said this, I didn't really believe her. I was naive :) I remember this because I thought everyone can go to the bathroom by themselves, the kids can wait a few minutes. Ohhhh, then I had my daughter and she was SO right. When she couldn't walk, I had to have the chair by the door and as she grew older and could walk, she barely give me a few minutes. Usually, she would bust right in. When my son came, it was even worse. I learned how to lock the bathroom door :) That was 10 years ago and it still rings true. *lol*

Was there any advice that you wished you would have had before having kids? Was there advice that you received but did not take to heart until after the babies started coming?