$130,000 Payday!
Similac is having a contest calls “Similac Mom’s $130K Payday”, I’m sure you’ve seen it on TV or in your pediatrician’s office. But the rules don’t apply to you and me who have children over 12 months old.
Well then why are they running this contest anyway?! Unless you have twins, triplets or a physically challenged child under 12 months old, being a mother of one child is not that difficult people. I’m speaking from experience here and yes, having three children under the age of five makes me the expert. 
Don’t worry, you will earn that title once you’ve reached the 3rd kid threshold! 
Not to mention working double duty since the hubbie travels quite often for work, so that leaves you and you alone to hold down the fort.
If you really want to see how that $130K should be awarded…poke your head into our household but bring your hard hat with you and proceed with caution!
You thought that the first two weeks of bringing your newborn home was tough? That’s only the beginning! Welcome to the Lack Of Sleep Society Of Mothers, LOSSOM!
If you have three young children, you’re bound to being woken up every single night by one or two of the rascals for any number of things, bathroom trips, nightmares, teething, stuffy nose (which is every other week) and if your household is plaqued by the Rotavirus…well, all I can say is “just pitch a tent in your child’s room for the week!”
And we haven’t even started the day yet! How about trying to get three kids ready every morning, with one very very cranky middle child. It’s a challenge, no wonder why I’m losing my hair and weight (well, no complaints there!).
Finally everybody’s in the car, it’s chauffeuring time. Speech therapy, Score!, Swimming lessons at the YMCA, Preschool, grocery shopping, is that all?!
Chores time, the many loads of laundry to do, fold and put away. They don’t magically disappear onto the shelves, you know! And if you’re not lucky to have a maid to clean your house, you guessed it…take out the Swiffer!
All this and we haven’t eaten yet. Time to cook, eat, bath and lights out *Yippee!!*
The day’s almost over folks, are you kidding me? You’re on a 24/7 shift here. Sick days…forget it! Days off…out of the question!
Actually, forget the $130K payday!! Give me a week without doing laundry, schlepping anybody around, chores, diaper changing, crankiness, clinginess, snots, cook, taking showers, giving baths, siblings fighting, kissing booboos, “mine, no it’s mine” and I’ll be fine! *out of breath*
Similac is having a contest calls “Similac Mom’s $130K Payday”, I’m sure you’ve seen it on TV or in your pediatrician’s office. But the rules don’t apply to you and me who have children over 12 months old.
Well then why are they running this contest anyway?! Unless you have twins, triplets or a physically challenged child under 12 months old, being a mother of one child is not that difficult people. I’m speaking from experience here and yes, having three children under the age of five makes me the expert.
Don’t worry, you will earn that title once you’ve reached the 3rd kid threshold!
Not to mention working double duty since the hubbie travels quite often for work, so that leaves you and you alone to hold down the fort.
If you really want to see how that $130K should be awarded…poke your head into our household but bring your hard hat with you and proceed with caution!
You thought that the first two weeks of bringing your newborn home was tough? That’s only the beginning! Welcome to the Lack Of Sleep Society Of Mothers, LOSSOM!
If you have three young children, you’re bound to being woken up every single night by one or two of the rascals for any number of things, bathroom trips, nightmares, teething, stuffy nose (which is every other week) and if your household is plaqued by the Rotavirus…well, all I can say is “just pitch a tent in your child’s room for the week!”
And we haven’t even started the day yet! How about trying to get three kids ready every morning, with one very very cranky middle child. It’s a challenge, no wonder why I’m losing my hair and weight (well, no complaints there!).
Finally everybody’s in the car, it’s chauffeuring time. Speech therapy, Score!, Swimming lessons at the YMCA, Preschool, grocery shopping, is that all?!
Chores time, the many loads of laundry to do, fold and put away. They don’t magically disappear onto the shelves, you know! And if you’re not lucky to have a maid to clean your house, you guessed it…take out the Swiffer!
All this and we haven’t eaten yet. Time to cook, eat, bath and lights out *Yippee!!*
The day’s almost over folks, are you kidding me? You’re on a 24/7 shift here. Sick days…forget it! Days off…out of the question!
Actually, forget the $130K payday!! Give me a week without doing laundry, schlepping anybody around, chores, diaper changing, crankiness, clinginess, snots, cook, taking showers, giving baths, siblings fighting, kissing booboos, “mine, no it’s mine” and I’ll be fine! *out of breath*
You think having one child is EASY!! Why don’t you try doing it all completely on your own without your “traveling hubby” around to bring in the dough? Try taking care of a run down apartment, because it’s the only thing you can afford, working two full time jobs and being a mom. When you can do that, than you have a right to say something.
Thank you for visiting my blog and for commenting Kim. I’m sorry for making that asinine assumption that having one child is easy. My intention was not to insult the single parents who are raising a child in this world. I was merely voicing my displeasure of Similac’s rules, and nothing else. Sorry this was not articulated better. Glad you brought it to my attention.
I don’t want to come across as some snobby, know-it-all (I might have an opinion on everything but I might not be correct on all of them) stay-at-home mom, that is NOT me at all.  I came from nothing as an immigrant 26 years ago, and I have never forgotten how I’ve arrived to this country and that’s how I am raising my children as well.
Again, sorry if the post insulted you in any way. That was not my intention.