We've all seen the new ads for Man Law. I personally think they are leaving a few laws out - like the one that gives them permission to leave the toilet seat up in the middle of the night and the one that says that men's ability to listen is directly related to how important our topic of choice is - but obviously I'm not in charge over there too.
With that, I came up with a few Mom Laws. We have all had times when these laws come up and get us and it usually correlates with how sleep deprived we are.
ML #1 - The amount of times the phone will ring during naptime is directly related to how close it was left to the sleeping baby. Yup, if they were up all night, when they finally fall asleep you will realize that you left the phone in their room. On their bed.
ML#2 - How bad you look when you run into the store "for just a few things" is directly related to how many people you will run into and their perceived importance. Wearing sweats, no makeup and a wrinkled t-shirt? This is when you will run into your old football player ex-boyfriend and his hottie wife.
ML#3 - The day you have an important call to make during naptime is the same day that the kids won't nap to save their (or your) life.
ML#4 - The same day you finally go through the old toys will be the same day your child just HAS to have their and will not play with anything else until you either a. locate the original or b. buy a new one. The time it takes for you to pick one of these options is inversely related to how long the toy will remain their favorite.
ML#5 - The severity of the temper tantrum thrown is directly related to the embarrassment it will cause you.
I know I have left a few out, mostly involving bodily functions and eating habits, but I was hit by ML#3 today. How nice would it be if we had a few Mom Laws that allowed for us to loose weight while pacing with a sick kid or one that doesn't make our kids dawdle when we are already running late for something? But, I guess then they wouldn't be Mom Laws now, would they?