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 load all your kids into the car, shut the doors and decide to loiter outside it before getting in to get a nanosecond of peace and quiet.' - Octo, that is soooo true. Done that.

Woodstock, so true re the nail varnish - when I did this recently my DD pointed to my feet and said 'they all doooorrrrty mummy!'

when someone calls you by your name and you dont realise they are talking to you as they dont call you 'mummy'
when you realise that the dampness around your midriff is actually wee from carrying your DC out to the pram outside 3 hours ago and she didnt mention she needed said wee...
when you get an early night with DH to sleep...
when all of your 'comfy' shoes have velcro for quickness...
when you catch yourself humming if youre happy and you know it in the queue at the post office and you have no child around at the time
when the most interesting thing you do in the day is discuss DDs new poo in the potty skill with relative strangers at the bus stop...
when you take a photo of said poo in the potty on your mobile phone to show family/friends/ old lady at the bus stop!!!
oh yes my name is ei and im a MUMZILLA
xx ei xx

when someone shouts mummy and you automatically answer regardless of whether you have the kids with you or not or if the voice is a boys and you dont have boys i am the asda queen of answering yes to other peoples kids
when you realise the cardi you are wearing is covered in 2 day old crusty weetabix and you never used to even own a cardi
when you think that a good pamper session consists of being able to paint your toenails all at once without DD wanting some or laughing as she knocks your hand and smears it up your foot for the fifth time
xx ei xx

I was honoured to wipe dd1's bottom, MI.

I have wiped many (children's) bottoms in my time, just a bit out of practice.

When you read a thread like this and realise that every single message applies to you.

I was at a hen party last week (I know- I'm too old for that sort of thing) and I complained that my seat in the stretch limo was uncomfortable

when you hear yourself say.... wait till your father gets home and you realise you have become your mother, and no longer worthy of being considered a 'hotty'

You fancy children's TV presenters
Your favourites list on the PC include CBeebies Nick Jr and Disney

mmmmm....which tv presenters????

Oh, when your kids are asleep and you automoticallt switch the tv onto Cbeebies, Nick Jr

When your idea of a night out/off, is actually a night in - sleeping!

oh. my god.
this thread is me!!

think i am going to cry....

i did get id'd for cigarettes i was buying for P yesterday. im 24!! I never got id'd when i gasp bought them underage!

I prefer watching in the night garden to homes under the hammer. I have opinions on all of the characters on ceebeebies and have a whole back story in my head about them!!!

When you drive an extra time around the block because both the children are asleep and you're enjoying the luxury of peace.

When you ask the bewildered gentleman in the cereal aisle if he thinks "daddy would like this nice big yellow box of cereal?"

When you notice a large damp patch on your skirt and say to your friend "Oh god, I really hope that's vomit".

When channel hopping on Sky, instead of automatically flicking to channel 364, Scuzz tv, I go to 611, Playhouse Disney. And if Handy Manny's on, I leave it there.

when sleeping till 6am is reason for celebration (I have an eary riser!!!)

when booking a holiday you think of "What will the kids enjoy?" rather than "what will I enjoy?"

It feels like you have been violated if the wind blows your top up / or it creeps up unbeknown to you and you expose your stomach/ backflab.

When you ensure the meal you order in a restaurant is blw friendly even though your baby is at home fast asleep.

When you're so used to rhyming baby talk (milky-wilky, nappy-pappy, fruity-tooty, fishy-squishy) you find yourself absently telling your baby "mummy has an itchy-bitchy"

when you used to post on forums about going to gigs and seeing independent films, but now you are so uninteresting you post about the contents of your fridge.

Sneezing and weeing in your knickers

When 8.30am is a lay in !

or when someone askes you how you spell your surname - you spell it phonitically with a kicking K not a curly C !

When your handbag has been replaced by a large changing bag or worse....a rucksack so that you can house the stuff required for a toddler.

I went to Ascot a few weeks ago with friends [DS stayed at home with lovely hubby ] and I had to stop myself from putting wet wipes into my handbag!

When driving home from work, on a hot sunny day, window down stereo blaring and you are happily sining along. Stop at traffic lights (red) and then young fine young lads pull up in the lane next to you. Quick glance in the mirror, not to bad you think, carry on singing along to music with enthusiasm, trying to be cool. Then you wonder why the said fine lads are sniggering???
Then it slowly dawns....you are singing along to old mac donald, including all the animal noises.

Quickly turn the stereo over to radio one. nearly die of embarrassment, only to realise later that you had actually been singing along to nursery rhymes for nearly 20 mins before that point.

You, my dear friends... are the only people i have ever admitted this too. Please keep it secret.

When you find items of food in strange places, bit of toast and raisins a speciality in our house.

When you gulp down a drink because you simply don't have the time to sip and enjoy it.

When you keep your coat fastened because you couldn't be arsed to change your stained/food encrusted top but now it is really hot and you look like a freak in the playground.

You know the channel numbers of the children's channels as mentioned above (614 cbeebies) and that you know what time it is by what program is on! And you curse them when they change their schedule