- You find cookie cutters in your bed at night, and blocks litter the floor of your bedroom
- You constantly refer to yourself in third person "No thank-you Katie, Nikki doesn't like that"
- You find three crushed biscuits in the bottom of the bag that you took shopping yesterday
- You can decipher between their squeals (happiness, or pain!?)
- You deal with glares and unimpressed looks at the supermarket
- You'd be prepared to lay down your life for them, in a heartbeat
- The biggest thrill is when they learn your name - I will always proudly respond to "Ninni", "Ninki" or "Noo Noo"
- When you shower at the end of the day, you find food crumbs or bits of sand stuck in your bra
- You have to use code words instead of swearing
- You constantly have to tell people "They're actually my little brother/sister, not my child"
- You spell things out to other adults, so the kids don't repeat what you're saying
- You never get a minute alone. Even when you go to the bathroom, they sit outside waiting for you to finish and go play
feb 23 2012 ∞
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