Rediscovering the 'Me' in 'Mumeeeeeee'

'I have always thought that there is no more fruitful source of family discontent than a housewife’s badly-cooked dinners and untidy ways'. (Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, 1861)

January 29, 2012

Parent Maths



1 empty egg box + 1 box of crayons + 3 sheets of shiny stickers = 1 happy four year old

1 empty shoe box + 1 box of felt pens + 3 sheets of Ben 10 stickers = 1 happy six year old

1 happy four year old + 1 happy six year old + 1 laptop + 1 cup of freshly brewed coffee = 1 happy mother

1 frazzled mother + 1 bottle of wine + fifteen minutes = 1 empty bottle of wine

1 shoe basket + 12 pairs of shoes = 12 pairs of shoes on the floor next to the shoe basket

2 new winter hats + 2 new pairs of winter gloves + 2 new winter ski jackets + 1 chilly winter afternoon = 2 children playing merrily outside in t.shirts

15 jaffa cakes + 15 jaffa cakes = 10 minutes of biscuit filled joy

12 cups of tea + 1 mother + 2 children = 12 cups of cold tea

3 freshly cleaned toilets + 3 freshly cleaned bathroom floors + 2 boys = 1 depressed mother with a mop and bucket in her hand

2 disobedient children + 3 empty threats to ban TV = 2 obedient children

2 plates of home cooked nutritious dinner + 2 disgruntled children + 20 minutes of patient encouragement = 1 enraged mother and 2 plates of home cooked nutritious dinner on the floor

2 pairs of muddy boots + 3 reminders to remove muddy boots at the door = 2 pairs of muddy boots trampling all over the just washed floor

2 boys + 1 worm = 1 anxious worm

2 boys + 1 muddy puddle = 2 muddy boys

2 boys + 1 whoopee cushion = 2 hysterical boys

2 boys + 1 whoopee cushion + 1 mother = 1 mother with a headache

1 mother with a headache + 2 boys = 3 DVDs

1 pack of Haribo Tropifrutti for the children + 1 sweet-toothed mother = 0 Haribo Tropifrutti for the children

16 children at a birthday party + 1 mother + 1 bottle of gin = 0 gin


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10 comments:

  1. Love this, couldn't agree more, especially the final children's party equation! Fabulous post, one I wish I'd thought of, love it! Cx

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  2. Loved this post. It gave me a chuckle. Especially frazzled mum! Tee Hee. I'd say this resonates with loads of people.

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  3. Love it :) Was the final empty threat of no TV preceded by 'OK, I'm serious this time...', or do you have some phrase that actually works?

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  4. Excellent work. I'm going to print this so when I'm running low of ideas on rainy day I can get some inspiration!

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  5. 2 children on trampoline with no coats on + 1 girl playing babies = 1 mum finally able to read some blogs! Love the one abut nutritious home cooked meal - story of my life.... Mummy Mania

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  6. See, I keep telling my daughter that she will definitely needs match when she grows up, even if she doesn't do a 'mathsy career' (her words). Excellent post!

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    1. Hilarious!! And every mathematical equation oh, so true!

      xx Jazzy

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  7. And the laughs from the liquid refreshment? Priceless.

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  8. 12 cups of tea + 1 mother + 2 children = 12 cups of cold tea

    Love this! I remember when I first had my son that's what I thought motherhood was; cold cups of tea! My first visit to your blog, really entertaining

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