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Joys of motherhood
Date Added: January 12th, 2008
It was a long trip from Pennsylvania to Michigan. We were packed like sardines; my husband, our two kids, a dog and me in our little escape. Let’s not forget that it’s the holidays and we are staying for at least a week with friends and family. So after 10 and a half long hours snuggled up with suitcases, bags, and pillows we were beside ourselves at seeing the “Welcome to Michigan” sign. Hurray! Only another hour to go. We were all so tired (we had a late start), and the kids were definitely ready for bed. Just as they had snuggled in for the last leg of our trip, a lovely Michigan ice Storm hit. In no time at all my husband was white knuckling the steering wheel, and we were watching cars sliding off into the median. Suddenly my youngest son wakes up crying and taking off his seat belt. He’s not making any sense as he begins standing up in the backseat. My husband is leaning further over the steering wheel trying to see while keeping us on the road, and I am trying to figure out just want the heck my son is doing. Talk about sleep walking! I don’t even think his eyes were open as he began to pull down his pants. No! panic sets in as I quickly realize that he means to relieve himself right now! So I do what any sane mother would do and grab the nearest empty cup, placing it strategically in what I determined was the best possible position. Of course I wasn’t planning on the car hitting a bumpy spot in the road. My son falls backward…and yes…there I was getting sprayed in the face! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Now we were both crying. Oh the joys of motherhood. —name withheld to protect the innocent and my dignity—