You know you're a parent when...

[NaeNae]

when,

you walk around a supermarket exclaiming loudly and excitedly "ohhhhh milk nom nom nom" ........ "yes, doggy on the tin"
you survey shops quickly to determine if they are pram friendly
park as far away as you can from a main entrance so you have PLENTY of room to get a screaming baby in/out of the car without worrying about knocking the paint off another vehicle
you never eat a full meal by yourself..... little fingers helping themselves to your plate

[Little Chicken]

you know when your kids are playing noisily everything is ok, it's when they go quiet you know you have to run

[kirsty_lee]

you know when your kids are playing noisily everything is ok, it's when they go quiet you know you have to run

sooooo true

[Gigi]

i never understood, (before kids), why there were beautifully dressed and groomed kids, accompanied by mothers who looked like death warmed up, hair not even brushed, haphazardly dressed. now i do.

(someone put - when you enjoy choosing your child's outfit more than your own - i SO relate to that. i love dressing bilby, but for me, if it's clean, dry, won't get me arrested, vaguely goes together colour wise, gets thrown on. i have no idea or no desire to buy for me even if i could, even when i need to).

[Miss.September]

When you start referring to your partner in public as "daddy" even when there is no child around, and to other people.

[CrazyLady]

When you start referring to your partner in public as "daddy" even when there is no child around, and to other people.

HAHAHA! I did this the other day when DD was strapped in the car. No one could see her and a guy gave DP a horrible look. All they saw was a grey hair pony tail of DP

[tanyaya]

on the flip side, i constantly refer to myself in the third person, as mummy...

...even when DS isn't around

When you start referring to your partner in public as "daddy" even when there is no child around, and to other people.

[Nettie]

on the flip side, i constantly refer to myself in the third person, as mummy...

...even when DS isn't around

ROFL - I do that too!

[MummyNaomi]

...when normally you eat dinner at 530-6pm to suit you toddler and when you finally get an baby free night out to a lovely restaurant you are absolutely STARVING by your 7pm reservation time LOL

[cindyb]

when you pick/wipe a kids nose with your bare hands..... only to realise its not even your kids nose..... but that doesnt really matter!
OR
When you see a kid vomit/ baby spit up and automatically put your hand out to catch it.

(I'm so grose!)

[Gigi]

when you pick/wipe a kids nose with your bare hands..... only to realise its not even your kids nose..... but that doesnt really matter!
OR
When you see a kid vomit/ baby spit up and automatically put your hand out to catch it.

(I'm so grose!)

um . . . no

i reach for a tissue, tea towel, bib, bucket, not my bare hand. Maybe i'm a mummy on L plates. or just a plain old wuss.

[~Lashes~]

*when you know what is being touched or moved just by sound from the next room, or even what room there trying to sneak into.
*when df askes a question or touches your arm, your auto-pilot responce is "i said in a minute" or "cant you see im doing something right now"
*when you look up and say "get out of the fridge/freezer/cuboard" but it is df. (ive even done this to fil at his house!)
*see a shadow moving only to realise after asking what it was doing, that the kids were all either asleep or out, and it was the dog

[CrazyLady]

when you pick/wipe a kids nose with your bare hands..... only to realise its not even your kids nose..... but that doesnt really matter!
OR
When you see a kid vomit/ baby spit up and automatically put your hand out to catch it.

(I'm so grose!)

um . . . no

i reach for a tissue, tea towel, bib, bucket, not my bare hand. Maybe i'm a mummy on L plates. or just a plain old wuss.

LOL! It has been my bare hand in the past Cindyb but it was either my hand that copped it or my laptop/handbag/dinner/other misc non-vomit proof object.

Gigi- I'd prefer it wasn't my bare hand at the time but sometimes you have to compromise. When DD had reflux I did one day whip the front of my T-shirt up while we were out to catch it. I did that so she didn't vomit over the produce display I was perusing at the time in Woolies though. I sacraficed my T-shirt for capsicum or tomatoes. One of the red ones.....

[Cranky Kitten]

Heheheheh, these are awesome

How about:

- when you haven't been to the cinema to see anything rated above a PG for the last 2 years - and don't care because kids movies are fun

- when you hear the loo door close and automatically ask "did you flush?" or "have you washed your hands" without looking up only to realise that it was DH not your child

- when you turn on your laptop only to realise that DD has changed the wallpaper to a picture of Justin Beiber on a lurid pink background *shudder*

- you walk out of JB hifi with more kids dvds than anything else

[feeb]

Haha love it ALL so true!!

You find yourself watching ABC2 even though kids asleep takes ages to realise you can change channel!!

A restaurant gets a good rep in your head if high chairs and space for prams! And well priced kids meals.

[kirsty_lee]

Your making yourself a sandwich and you cut it into little triangles

[raffy]

hahah these are all so true, DS is asleep right now and im watchin ABC2

[~*familyof3*~]

bahahaha i love this thread! there all so true. One of mine would be when you dont bother to shut the door to pee anymore...no point the kids walk in anyway lol