Mommyunplugged Blog - The cover-up. - 3 years, 8 months ago

<a target="" title="" href="http://www.mommyunplugged.com/ecards/momtomom_048.html"><img alt="sassy" src="/assets/cms_images/sassy-pict.jpg" align="none"></a>I'm going to say it.... why as moms, do we tend to sugarcoat everything? For example, you may hear: "He just needs a nap." What she really means is: "He's being an a-hole, but I refuse to blame him." Or someone asks you: "Is your kid potty trained?" Translated, that means: "Mine is, and I want to show off." Or my personal favorite: "She's just being sassy" - which means: "My 4-year-old has become a real bitch." Get real - your little one slapping you and screaming "no way!" definitely reaches bitch status.<br><br>Can we just stop covering up? (I'm talking to myself as well.) I say, let loose. Come clean. Unburden yourself. Really, just saying out loud: "My kid was just an f-ing asshole" can be more cathartic than you think! At the very least, it will make me feel less guilty that I sometimes hide in my room and curse out my kid under my breath for survival. Plus, I find comfort in knowing that I'm not the only one whose child occasionally makes Chuckie look good. <br><br>Let's just get real.<br><br>So I'll start... Sometimes I'm not sure my daughter ate one nutritious thing all day. I constantly chase my 3-year-old around the house to get him dressed - and he wins. And my 6-year-old even said she hated me (Hell, I waited until I was 13 to say that!). <br>These are just some of my dirty little secrets. The ones that keep me up at night - and I bury down deep during the day. Until now.<br><br><b><font color="#ff3333">So does that give me a Scarlett letter? Or are there others like me?</font></b>