Top 10 Things I Choose Not To Worry About
1. Her not walking yet.
I have yet to find a resume that states "Walked before ten months old."
2. Not finishing every last bite on her plate.
If I lived by the kid's rule of "finished when full," that bikini might still fit.
3. Not sending her to fancy shmancy $20,000 per year kindergarden.
How do you say "I pooped" in Latin? Who cares.
4. That 17 year-old babysitter with extra perky everything.
If "John and Kate Plus 8" taught us anything, it's that he will leave if he wants to leave. There is nothing you can do about it.
5. Observing dirty laundry mixing in with clean laundry while I sit and sip my wine.
Four nights in the same PJs. I call it "comfort."
6. Not having a huge, overpriced birthday for my one year-old.
It just freaks them out. Period.
7. Spending Thanksgiving or Christmas with my little family of three.
Those family traditions have to start somewhere.
8. That woman at the playground that asked me if I was pregnant.
You are a witch. I hate you.
9. Not giving her a little sister or a brother.
That is what imaginary friends are for.
10. Her STILL waking up in the middle of the night.
One day, very soon, she will beg me to sleep in "just five more minutes."
P.S. The T-shirt in the picture above and many other smart onesies are from http://www.honestbaby.com/tshirts.php
Author: Ilona Siller
