Only in a "MOM'S DICTIONARY"
(found on the internet, author unknown,
courtesy Tri-Cities Mothers of Twins and Triplets Club)
AMNESIA: Condition that enables a woman who has gone
through labor to make love again
DUMBWAITER: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert
FAMILY PLANNING: The art of spacing your children the proper distance
apart to keep you on the edge of financial disaster
FEEDBACK: The inevitable result when your baby
doesn't appreciate the strained carrots
FULL NAME: What you call your child when you're mad at him
GRANDPARENTS: The people who think your children are
wonderful even though they're sure you're not raising them right
HEARSAY: What toddlers do when anyone mutters a dirty word
IMPREGNABLE: A woman whose memory of labor is still vivid
INDEPENDENT: How we want our children to be as long as they do
everything we say
OW: The first word spoken by children with older siblings
PUDDLE: A small body of water that draws other small bodies wearing
dry
shoes into it
SHOW OFF: A child who is more talented than yours
STERILIZE: What you do to your first baby's pacifier by boiling it and
to
your last baby's pacifier by blowing on it
TOP BUNK: Where you should never put a child wearing Superman
pajamas
TWO MINUTE WARNING: When the baby's face turns red and she begins
to make those familiar grunting noises
VERBAL: Able to whine in words
WHODUNIT: None of the kids that live in your house
WEEKEND: When Dad gets to play golf while Mom catches up on the
laundry, cleans the house, runs errands, etc.