you know you live in the SN world when..........

[2shoes]

you realize if you won 7 million in the lottery you wouldn't give any away as you actually could use it all.

(add your own please, for a happy Friday fred)

Your teenage son does a pee on the bathroom floor and not in his pants

...and you are happy about that

You only look at the parent struggling with a screaming child to see if you can offer help, rather than looking to gawp, tut or judge.

When your pump fed baby stares at you with puppy dog eyes and licking his lips every time you eat anything (good for dieting though!)

You don't rush over to help when your child falls over (about every second) and glare at anyone who does because you know he will throw a wobbly as he doesn't like anyone to notice that he keeps falling.

When you lose your toddler in Sainsburys but carry on shopping regardless, in the safe knowledge that he will be at the exit spinning the trolly bumps, - where you will collect him on the way out.

When MN is a lifeline and source of support and useful information

When your pre-schooler asks to go to church because the routine and order of service is like the best thing ever - and for that reason refuses to go to the sunday school.

When family videoing is not just about recording happy memories, but gathering evidence.

when you realise that the only way to get exactly the product/toy/whatever that yuor child needs is probably to do/make it yourself!

When you fall asleep in the dentists chair whilst having a tooth out because you are so knackered!!!

When you need to buy a second home... Not for holidaying in but to store all the SN equipment!

When you cheer your 4.5 year old on as, for the first time, he feeds himself his daily yoghurt with a spoon and everything, but don't mind that he is reluctant to use his new found skill on his breakfast.

When you congratulate yourself on your recycling efforts because your wheelie bin is only half full on collection day. Of nappies.

Your uni lecturer tells you how proud of you the staff are for just getting on and not letting your sight affect things more than absolutely necessary.

You will be the first ever visually impaired student to graduate from your degree.

Both of these will be me in July.

when carrot cake and tomato ketchup count as vegetables in your child's diet.

when you want to lamp anyone who says "oh he/she will do x in their own time". or mentions Einstein in the child development context.

when you end up distrusting health/educational professionals

when your child can name every tool in the Screwfix catalogue

When said catalogue is his preferred bedtime reading

when the door to the kitchen is barricaded by rows of plastic dinosaurs

ranked alphabetically

when your 15 yr old dd has just really embarrassed your ds's GF by lol at her boobs!!(still not sure what to say to the GF about it, thank god she has a foot in the sn world with a sibling)

'Your uni lecturer tells you how proud of you the staff are for just getting on and not letting your sight affect things more than absolutely necessary.

You will be the first ever visually impaired student to graduate from your degree.

Both of these will be me in July.'

FANTASTIC!

The playmobil Vikings use Runic script to communicate, and the Romans give orders in Latin and follow Caesar's battle formations.
And he's 15, with his nose in the game and his bum in the air.

Stark, your shopping one made me and nod in agreement. DS2 is the same but with automatic doors and photo booths.

Excellent news LPV, you must be so proud.

Lol at 2shoes dd but can't help wondering was so funny about them?

A group of adults with learning difficulties and their carers comes into the pub you work in and you sign please and thank you when you serve their meals.

When a deaf customer spots you doing it and comes over and starts rattling off in BSL and you feel embarrasses because you don't know what he's saying.

When you get so fed up not being able to buy clothes for your DNiece (5 and still in nappies) that you start your own business making nice clothes for SN children.

When you feel guilty when you pass the "crazy" homeless guy pushing his shopping trolley around town because you don't have spare change/time to buy him a takeaway cuppa.

When you spend all your evenings making fabric tree decorations for DSis out-of-law because hopefully DNiece will either not chew them, or if she does they won't make her ill.

When despite having no children yourself, changing a nappy doesn't bother you, takes hardly any time, and you automatically do it with the child standing up. (Friends with babies find it odd that I don't mind!)

When a hug and 'I love you' means all the world to you.

When you dont mind explaining DD is not American...or translating which bit of the disney film she is reciting...or singing along in public is fine.

When you roll your eyes very time a NT DCs parents says 'All kids do that'...'She looks fine to me'...walking away calmly.

When you find self crying when ds plays 'with' other kids for 10 mins... when you sit in the bath each morning having the 'conversation' sign and speech about " ds:willy," "daddy:willy, yes" "mummy: no willy." and are thrilled that he has noticed!