The following was originally published on the LA Moms Blog by my friend, the very funny Anna Lefler. I thought it might make a good meme, and she has graciously allowed me to turn it into one – thanks, Anna!

Here’s how it will work:

Copy and paste this whole thing into your blog (or an e-mail, if that’s how you roll), and add one or two of your own “you might be a mother” thoughts at the end. Please identify your additions! Then post or e-mail, encouraging your readers to make their own additions and keep it circulating.

No tagging unless you really want to – this meme is free for the taking, but a link back to the blog where you found it would be very welcome!

If you’ve ever driven past McDonald’s and told your children that they’re “out” of hamburgers and fries…again…you might be a mother.
If you’ve ever changed a squirming toddler’s diaper in midair rather than touch anything in a nasty roadside bathroom…you might be a mother.
If you’ve ever spent your lunchtime explaining to your friend how you would handle the bratty kid at the next table…you might be a mother.
If you’ve ever seen a creepy stranger hovering around a public playground and known, in that moment, that you could kill a man with your bare hands…you might be a mother.
If it takes you three hours to prepare for a two-hour trip to the beach…you might be a mother.
If you are the only person in your home who knows the location of swim goggles, hydrogen peroxide and piano recital music…you might be a mother.
If you’ve ever secretly gloated when your frightened child ran to you for comfort rather than to his father…you might be a mother.
If you’ve ever stayed up at night when you could barely keep your eyes open to write a note from the Tooth Fairy in secret fairy code…you might be a mother.
If silence in your home fills you with happiness – followed immediately by dread…you might be a mother.
If you’ve ever been so desperate to get your child to stop crying on a long car trip that you’ve offered her all the cash in your wallet…you might be a mother.
If you’ve ever had your child blow his nose into a tissue, then found yourself using the same tissue on your nose five minutes later…you might be a mother.
If you’ve ever reached across the table without thinking and wiped your husband’s mouth with your napkin…you might be a mother.
If you think your man is at his sexiest when he takes the children on a bike ride so you can have a couple of hours for yourself…you might be a mother.
If you’ve ever been startled from a deep sleep and exclaimed, “Goodnight, moon!”…you might be a mother.
If you’ve ever grudgingly admitted that your mother knew a few things after all…you might be a mother.
[With apologies – and much admiration and respect – to Mr. Jeff Foxworthy.]

Florinda’s additions:
If you find yourself picking up after people you don’t even know…you might be a mother.

If you dole out cold medicine and tissues at the first sound of someone’s sniffle…you might be a mother. (Bonus points if you check for a fever via the hand-on-forehead method.)

If you make your family members change their clothes because YOU’RE too hot or too cold…you might be a mother.

Your turn! Copy, paste, add your own, and pass it on via blog or e-mail – and please leave me a comment if you decide to play!

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