Dear Kids… (January 2011)

Jun 22, 2011 by Nathan

Posted under: Funny, Parenting

With permission, I’m re-posting my friend Amy’s Facebook statuses she writes to her kids (and the dog and the neighbors too). Amy is an amazing mom of five, which includes triplets, and as you can imagine managing those kids can be quite a handful, yet somehow she finds a way to be funny. I hope these make you laugh, maybe even cry, and thank God you don’t have triplets.

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1/30/11 – Dear Kids~ Thanks for your help putting the groceries away! Just an FYI though (if we let you help next time)…. the frozen foods (the ones that feel COLD when you touch them) go in the FREEZER not the PANTRY!! (Always fun to find a box of pierogies when you’re looking for peanut butter)! Love you! Mom

1/27/11 – Dear Neighbors~ Yes, my children were fighting over an icicle this morning and yes, I was jumping for joy when the bus pulled away! ?

1/26/11 – Dear Kids~ I’ve gotten over the fact that you’re going to leave your toys and sleds out in the yard! However, please do not leave them out in the neighbors (front)yard… their daughter is grown and I’m sure they do not miss having toys strewn all over their yard! Always the KillJoy!!! Mom

1/20/11 – thinks it hysterical when people look at all my kiddos together and ask Drew and Blake if they are twins… They respond “no”… which totally baffles people… because they are identical and do look like twins! The boys usually don’t follow up with anything either…. (like “no we’re triplets”) so it funny to watch the reactions! :)

1/17/11 – Dear Kids~ if you want your glasses cleaned, a little water and a paper towel will do! PLEASE DO NOT TROW THEM DOWN THE SHOOT WITH THE DIRTY LAUNDRY! (and yes, a WOOHOO to me cause I found the missing glasses amidst the heaping piles of dirty laundry!)

1/8/11 – Dear Kids~ Laundry Baskets are NOT for riding down the stairs in! Always the killjoy, Mom

1/7/11 – Dear (to remain nameless) son~ I am sorry that your (also to remain nameless) brother put his underwear on your head… but is it really worth crying over?!

1/7/11 – No Drew, you cannot have a cup of coffee before school! (pretty sure your teacher would not appreciate that!)

1/6/11 – is thinking boarding school sounds like a fabulous idea!! (I’m sure any neighbors that heard my kids fighting this morning will readily agree!)

1/4/11 – Dear Dogs~ As if eating half our ornaments wasn’t enough… I tell you with certainty… that wetting OUR bed again is a sure way to get yourselves put up for adoption! (Perhaps this is what your ultimate goal is… can’t say I’d blame you.. getting dressed up and nail polished by 5 crazy kids is probably not what the average dog endures!)

1/1/11 – had to be the killjoy once again when refusing to let the boys spend their money on air horns at the dollar store!!!