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I Shush My Kids

in Everyday on 02/16/10

shh-Saved my favourite show of all time, The Amazing Race, on the good ole PVR to share with my little brood. That little brood would NOT shut up!

I shushed them.

Calmly explained…no talkie during Mama’s favourite show.

Attempting a phone conversation with bff. Little girls screaming in the background.

I shushed them.

Not cool little ones. We all know you don’t bug Mama when she is chatting with Aunt Julie long distance. Aunt Julie has the BEST gossip. Not that I ever gossip cause that would be evil.

Stealing a quiet moment with my Hubby, girls don’t seem to care. They were all interrupty and in our faces!

I shushed them.

Do they not realize how lucky they are that they have parents that still want ummm quiet time together?

Party of four little girls downstairs sounds like a mosh pit.

I shushed them.

Having severe case of play date regret. No escape.

I Shushed so much today I need some lip balm but hey, at least I didn’t tell them to SHUT UP!!! I didn’t even think about telling those little creatures to shutty and go to their rooms and leave me alone cause my head hurt and I needed QUIET. Sigh. Bad Mama.

Apparently to survive life in the suburbs, shushing is required.

Oh, and note to self, baking the kids some double chocolate cupcakes following the aforementioned shushing, relieves much of the Mama guilt.

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    Comments

    1. The Wifey says

      February 16, 2010 at 5:42 pm

      Is it bad that I ‘shush’ my 7 month old when she babbles during my shows, even though she doesn’t understand? Hahah.

    2. Loukia says

      February 16, 2010 at 5:39 pm

      Hey, there is nothing wrong with shushing your children! It is way more polite than saying: SHUT UP! 🙂

    3. Robin says

      February 16, 2010 at 5:18 pm

      Does it make me a bad wifey to shush the hubs..because I did that the other day…he walked away mad…I ran after saying I was sorry…does that count..?

    4. Buckeroomama says

      February 16, 2010 at 5:14 pm

      I get shushed by my 2-yr old; I figure that I can shush back. Or is it the other way around…?

    5. Keeper Of All Things says

      February 16, 2010 at 5:13 pm

      I don’t even bother sushing them…..I just go in the other room.

    6. Marbella Jewelry Designs says

      February 16, 2010 at 5:07 pm

      there’s a lot of shushing when i’m pms’ing. i actually tell my boys it’s that time again, please keep it to a whisper.

    7. She woke up FAT says

      February 16, 2010 at 4:56 pm

      Everyone likes to pretend they never tell the kids to shush. But I’ll just say it, I have even told them to SHUT UP! Then I feel guilty and wish I hadn’t said it.

    8. Tiaras says

      February 16, 2010 at 4:33 pm

      glad to hear I’m not alone in this!

    9. kim says

      February 16, 2010 at 4:29 pm

      funny. I used to love amazing race too. I would so go on that show!

    10. Annie says

      February 16, 2010 at 4:26 pm

      my mom still shushes me during the amazing race, ha!
      i do love that show as well!

    11. Brian Miller says

      February 16, 2010 at 4:25 pm

      lol baking the kids…a little shush can go a long way…

    12. ***Holly*** says

      February 16, 2010 at 4:25 pm

      No need for guilt! We have all been there! 🙂

    13. Danica says

      February 16, 2010 at 4:18 pm

      Shush is the greatest word ever made! HA

    14. Too Many Hats says

      February 16, 2010 at 3:56 pm

      Shushing during The Amazing Race should go guilt free. It is The Amazing Race afterall!

    15. GregoryJ says

      February 16, 2010 at 3:39 pm

      Somehow, I just saw “Baking the kids”
      and thought, ‘OMG, she didn’t?’

      Then I saw ‘cupcakes’
      With icing? and sprinkles?

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