So, I was setting up for a tea party (yes a tea party in 2014) when I figured, “Let me change my baby so that I don’t have to interrupt the flow of the party” I was rolling up the old diaper when my baby decided to stand up on his toddler bed and try to get down. Just as my squirmy little rascal got off the bed the door rang and that’s when it happened… My dear son pooped all over his carpet. Yes that’s right straight poop and then he stepped in it. This all happened faster than I could place the dirty diaper in a bag that was sitting RIGHT NEXT TO ME! Confused as to whether or not I should go open the door with a crap covered baby or make the guests wait until I cleaned the slimy mess up, I sat there in disbelief and cracked up laughing. Tears came to my eyes as I tried my best to quickly clean my son. Instead of keeping his incident a secret, I shared the situation with my tea party guests and they laughed big belly laughs too. I was able to give him a quick bath and spray the carpet without worrying about the guests feeling I was rude. My aunt baked the tea cakes for me and my son played and played, just as joyful as the moment he squatted on the carpet. He had no idea that this was inconvenient and gross. He simply wanted to play. It occurred to me that day that mothers who smile alot and adore their little snotty nosed brats are the ones who can laugh at the clumsy baby who wobbles into their favorite vase and causes it to crash, just as they would chuckle at a drunk friend who bumps into everyone. We are the mothers who wake up in the middle of the night to find our toddlers dragging leaky cups of milk through the hallway, ruining our mopping routines. We are mothers… joyful and kind. Find patience in the humor of raising a child. It kills frustration, causes you to spank them less often, and teaches kids how to handle irritation. So the next time your kid does something inconvenient,  just laugh and keep going.

The many baby wipes I had to use to get this up.