How you know you're very definitely a mum and no longer a fabulously cool thrusting happening young thing...

[angelene]

Singing along to the Wombats single and replacing 'Let's dance to Joy Division...' with 'Call the Koala Brothers...'

Any others?

When you look down at your feet in middle of office not long after returning to work from maternity leave only to realise you have odd shoes on...(not even a similar style or same height heel, both black though)

When you are in the car alone (or with another adult) and have to supress the urge to yell "ooh digger" or "there's a nee-naw" at frequent intervals.

These are so funny and true...just what I needed after it taking nearly 3 hours to get my DS to sleep, just kept popping back and reading these...it's kept me sane...

standing in the shower (no kids present) and singing nursery rhymes to yourself...

standing talking to friends swaying even though not holding a child...

Also, when on a rare evening out amongst FCTHYTs you ruin it by saying "oopsie" everytime you bump into one of them whilst trying to get to the bar (and by yawning repeatedly after 10pm).

Oh yes I with you on that one snotbuster.

A brief glance in the mirror normally does it for me.

lol at these - so true!!...........

Nose wipes at knee level on your clothes

I'm with maidamess - hate getting called madam (or Madame as it is here - even by dd's school friends) Felt a bit miffed when I took dd into the office before the holiday club and all my male colleagues were cooing over her and saying"isn't she so pretty" in a surprised tone . You can never leave the house with just a key, a credit card and a lipstick. When on the odd occasion you get to go somewhere by yourself, you have moments of panic when you think you've left the pushchair somewhere.....

Oh and rocking the shopping trolley back and forth in a soothing way, when it only contains beer and chocolate...and dc is home with dh.

When you look at the fabulously cool etc young things, and think 'I can just imagine what you looked like as a toddler'. It's really strange - happens to me more and more these days.

sallystrawberry - I've done that too.

There's a boy I'm at university with (I'm a rather 'mature' student) who looks like a teenage version of my toddler DS. Have often caught myself gazing lovingly at him. I think he's a bit scared of me as a result.

When you don't buy stuff that needs handwashing.
When you examine other people's shopping in the queue at the supermarket.
When you constantly discuss the weather.
When you buy underwear and turn your nose up at little lacy bits on the grounds that it will "twitch" - yep, you're now your mother!

When the Betterware catalogue has lots of things which are really useful.

You look at fab cool young girls out and worry that they're not wearing a coat 'in this weather'.

On a night out you ask the other adults with you if anyone needs the toilet before you leave.

You automatically hold everyone's hand before you cross the road even if they're grown up.

When you accessorise with vomit rather than Versace...

"reasonably sophisticated restaurant ie no soft play"

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All I have to do is to look in the mirror -
Hair hasn't been cut for a year? Check.
Same pair of jeans all week (to save the washing)? Check.
No make up? Check.
Bags under eyes? Check.
Naff underwear because nothing else will fit (and I will only be wearing it for a couple of months anyway)? Check.

When you need a nap in the afternoon because you have been up all night with a vomiting toddler, and not because you were at a nightclub until daybreak.

When your bras all seem to be nursing ones.

When your carpet always smells ever so slightly of sick.

When a bed is just for sleeping in.

When you throw out all your old midriff baring tshirts.

So much to look forward to!

Think am still fabulously cool