I just read this hilarious article on kidspot and thought I'd share...

You are not a terrible parent if …

Do you sometimes say, "shut-up" instead of "shush?" Do you wish your three-year-old would go and sit on someone else? Do you occasionally find the endless bedtime hugs an unnecessary infringement on your valuable TV time? Got something to confess? Penny Flanagan thinks it's time we all said a few things out loud.
Welcome.

Welcome to this sacred parenting space where we can all say a few things out loud without judgement from others.

Because while it is a given that we all love our kids, sometimes cherishing every moment of it and relishing every squeezy-cheesy, ham-hair hug is just not possible. Does that make us terrible parents? No.

Come in, pull up a chair, form a circle and tell everybody your name. I’ll start:

My name is Penny and sometimes when I am on the couch with my kids, I do not want anyone to sit on me. I do not want anyone to even sit near me or touch me in any way. I just want to sit in my own space and. Be. Not. Touched … by anyone. At all. That is when I shout: “Nobody sit on me or touch me in any way!”

Now everybody say:

Thanks for sharing, Penny. You are not a terrible parent.
Now, our turn. Come on, 'fess up and give us a laugh!

You're not a terrible parent if you drop your son off to school in a nightie, but insist that it's a "dress" I just sometimes wear it to bed. (he's still scarred 13 years later!!)

You're not a terrible parent if you give your 3 year old baked beans and scrambled egg for dinner (for the third night in a row) because that's all he'll eat!