I Hold These Truths to be Self Evident: Volume Three

As the mother of a not-quite two year old boy, I hold these truths to be self evident:

--When I reach for my debit card at the grocery store, I have to pull out three or four matchbox cars to get to my wallet.

--The aforementioned matchbox cars are also found in all sorts of other places: the bathtub, the toaster, under my pillow. As a matter of fact, there is one sitting next to my laptop as I type.

--That just because other people have children my age doesn't mean I am going to like them. Having other "mom friends" is important, but there has to be something else there other than a shared delivery date.

--In the same vein, it is important to have friends that are not mothers, so that they can remind you that there is more to life than diapers and a nap schedule.

--It is fun to revisit kid's movies and cartoons with your child. I like Winnie The Pooh as much as Little Man does.

--That when you're a mother, and people ask you what you want for your birthday or Christmas, the only thing that you can think of is something you've been dying to get for your child.

--That once you become pregnant, and even as your child gets older, everyone has an opinion about how you should do things regarding your kid...

--...And the trick to staying sane as all the advice comes rolling in is to take it with a grain of salt.