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The hidden glamorous side of motherhood

Posted on July 11, 2018 by ParentingIsFunny

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My friend with three sons posted this on facebook:

Life as the Activities Director at Camp Mommy is seldom dull. Overheard this morning:

Boy 1 – “What should we do?”

Boy 2- “Let’s all get in the closet and fart. Last one standing wins.”

I’m glad I have three girls. Although, today the youngest said,

“I’m the queen of the pee pee.”

“Uhm, what?”

“P. P.–popcorn provider.”

She was distributing popcorn to her siblings. Shame on me for not figuring that out.

This picture of cygnets (baby swans. You’re welcome.) came up when I did a pixabay search for silly kids. I don’t get the connection, but I thought, “Yep, that’ll work.” They’re just too durn cute!

Next week we’re traveling for a family reunion, and I’ll get to meet one of my blog buddies IN PERSON! I’m so excited!

I hope this won’t be the last time I get to meet up with a BB. (Blog Buddy. Keep up.) Have any of you had the pleasure? Would you want to?

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Carrie Rubin on July 11, 2018 at 6:25 pm said:

I’m pretty sure my boys never played the closet flatulence game. Then again, if they did, I don’t want to know about it. Pee-U. 😄

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 11, 2018 at 6:28 pm said:
  
  Precisely. Though I must say, Carrie. I’m surprised you didn’t comment on the whole meeting a blog buddy in person thing. I know you’ve just been DYING to meet ME!
  
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  - Carrie Rubin on July 11, 2018 at 8:46 pm said:
    
    I’ve barely been around enough this summer to meet up with anyone! 😄 Recently got home from vacation, and now I’m doing the whole ThrillerFest thing in New York. Love visiting this city, but I’m starting to miss my own bed.
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 11, 2018 at 8:47 pm said:
    
    Wow. Go you! Author life!
    
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  - Carrie Rubin on July 11, 2018 at 9:06 pm said:
    
    Ha, well, either that or I just want the free books they give out. 😄
    
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Andrew Reynolds on July 11, 2018 at 6:47 pm said:

I’ve never meet a BB in real life. Still not sure they are real – they might just be computer constructs that will vanish if I try to see them in real life. Either that or the aliens who control my mind will shut me off and reboot my memories.

Still it would be nice to see a real BB.

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 11, 2018 at 7:08 pm said:
  
  I could be a robot. You may never know.
  
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  - Andrew Reynolds on July 11, 2018 at 7:22 pm said:
    
    I’ve often wondered about that.
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 11, 2018 at 7:27 pm said:
    
    And now you’ve let on that you may be an alien. Just as I suspected.
    
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  - Andrew Reynolds on July 11, 2018 at 7:56 pm said:
    
    darn, that was a secret …
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 11, 2018 at 8:00 pm said:
    
    You blew it. The mothership might return for you now.
    
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  - Andrew Reynolds on July 11, 2018 at 9:03 pm said:
    
    ARRRRGGGGG!!!
    
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Lilly Rose on July 11, 2018 at 7:15 pm said:

Back in 2005 I joined canoga. I am still in contact with one of those bloggers even though Santa has since gone bye bye. Met 5 BB. One has since died but keep in contact with her husband. And one is still my very best friend.

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 11, 2018 at 7:26 pm said:
  
  Awh. That’s sweet about the last part, anyway. Sad about the other.
  
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- Lilly Rose on July 11, 2018 at 7:30 pm said:
  
  Oh my gosh Xanga not canoga and Santa XANGA. LOL
  
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 11, 2018 at 7:31 pm said:
    
    It’s all foreign to me, so I didn’t notice the mistake!
    
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  - Lilly Rose on July 11, 2018 at 7:32 pm said:
    
    Xanga was Myspace era I think. I loved it! I miss it!
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 11, 2018 at 7:35 pm said:
    
    Ah. See, I never got into Myspace either. I’m way behind the curve on most technological and social media things. It took me YEARS to find out about facebook!
    
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  - Lilly Rose on July 11, 2018 at 7:50 pm said:
    
    I never did facebook. Well, for about five minutes. Hahaha. I had a Myspace, but never figured it out.
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 11, 2018 at 8:00 pm said:
    
    Well, you were ahead of the game compared to me, then.
    
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vikingspaul on July 11, 2018 at 7:26 pm said:

Funny stuff!

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Julie Holmes, author on July 11, 2018 at 7:32 pm said:

You’re getting to meet a blogging buddy?! Guess what–so am I! I can’t wait! I’m sure she’ll be just as funny in real life as she is online 😀 I’ve only (going to) meet one BB, but I think it’d be fun to meet all of them. 😀

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 11, 2018 at 7:39 pm said:
  
  You too?! Wow! What are the chances? No doubt she’ll be awesome. 😉 😉 I’d love to meet more too. But for now, this one will certainly do. (Even if she can’t bring her cat along.) 😉
  
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arlene on July 12, 2018 at 1:47 am said:

Good luck on meeting a BB. How nice!

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 12, 2018 at 9:37 am said:
  
  Thanks. Really looking forward to it!
  
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Chatter Master on July 12, 2018 at 2:31 am said:

Closet farts…..not something we ever thought of. Thankfully!

I have met numerous bloggers. One time my husband volunteered to get bumped on a plane and they gave him a $400 voucher. We used it to fly to Florida to have lunch with a blogger! It was wonderful. I have met up with many bloggers, 7 I think….. Two of them in Ireland!!!!!! 😀

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 12, 2018 at 9:38 am said:
  
  How wonderful!
  
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jaya on July 12, 2018 at 2:34 am said:

You’re going to meet a BB?Great!.I’ve never met any. It sure would be fun, I think. The 21st century equivalent to meeting penfriends. Those I’ve met, 4 of them and all good friends, though we don’t write to each other often.
Wish you a happy time with your friend.

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 12, 2018 at 9:39 am said:
  
  Thank you, Jaya!
  
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Ally Bean on July 12, 2018 at 6:06 am said:

I have met a blogger in real life [accidentally] and some day I might write about it. Maybe. It was an odd experience that did not end so well.

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 12, 2018 at 9:40 am said:
  
  Oh gosh. Can I get the briefest version?
  
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  - Ally Bean on July 12, 2018 at 11:09 am said:
    
    We met by accident when she was working as a sales associate in a fancy retail store. Not knowing who I was she was her true self, complete with condescending attitude toward me, the customer. There’s more to this, but that’s the gist of it. I never introduced myself to her and walked out of the store.
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 12, 2018 at 11:12 am said:
    
    Wow. You knew it was her because she uses her real name or face on her blog? That’s really too bad. Sorry. 😦 I would never be rude to you, Ally Bean. Not even if I were your mailman. 😉
    
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  - Ally Bean on July 12, 2018 at 11:24 am said:
    
    I knew her face because she loved to photograph herself and because she used her real name when blogging [which she no longer does]. A co-worker said “hi” to her, using her name, while I was standing there, so that was confirmation that it was she. Nice, huh?
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 12, 2018 at 11:39 am said:
    
    photographs of herself should’ve been your first clue. 😉
    BTW, good grammar with “she”!
    
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  - Ally Bean on July 12, 2018 at 12:07 pm said:
    
    Thanks. My mother drilled that grammar lesson into me. It was one of her pet peeves.
    
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Paola on July 12, 2018 at 10:42 am said:

Very funny indeed (I have two boys, I don’t know anything about what they did in the closet when they were children). I met a couple of food bloggers I like a lot and we are friends now. I’m writing from Italy

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 12, 2018 at 10:44 am said:
  
  How fun about the food bloggers! And probably best now knowing about the boys! 🙂
  
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Allison Alter (apprehensively expecting) on July 13, 2018 at 4:45 pm said:

I’m friends with a BB on Facebook. It’s fun to be able to converse with her on that medium because it isn’t public consumption…and most of my life friends and family don’t read/follow my stuff.

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 13, 2018 at 5:42 pm said:
  
  Isn’t it funny how real life friends don’t follow our blogs? I don’t know if it’s because they don’t have blogs of their own…
  Nice about facebook. I actually EMAIL! with the BB I’ll be meeting up with. We’re truly getting serious. 😉
  
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  - Allison Alter (apprehensively expecting) on July 13, 2018 at 6:06 pm said:
    
    I think it’s because they hear me rant ALL the time about my stories anyway. Plus, they know the tid-bits I keep out or my work.
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 13, 2018 at 6:09 pm said:
    
    That would do it, too. I found out recently that one of my friends DOES read my blog. She just doesn’t like or comment. I had no idea. There could be others!
    
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  - Allison Alter (apprehensively expecting) on July 14, 2018 at 3:41 am said:
    
    That would do it! My husband doesn’t read…at all. Apparently he reads it from time to time. There has been a lot going on, so I was surprised to hear that.
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 14, 2018 at 6:45 am said:
    
    Fun little surprise when he does, then. This is why I try to keep my posts short. I just figure people have short attention spans. 🙂
    
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  - Allison Alter (apprehensively expecting) on July 14, 2018 at 10:40 am said:
    
    I have not learned that trick… 😉
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 14, 2018 at 10:46 am said:
    
    Heh. 🙂
    
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Zambian Lady on July 13, 2018 at 10:51 pm said:

Those boys must be tough! Thanks for including the baby swans, they are a breath of fresh air after the boys’ proposed game. Kids are funny.

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 14, 2018 at 6:42 am said:
  
  Kids are funny indeed! Thanks for stopping by, Zambian Lady!
  
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Mark Petruska on July 14, 2018 at 1:22 pm said:

I’ve met up with many blog buddies over the years. Too many to count. Some have become close friends. Hell, I even married one of them! 🙂

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 14, 2018 at 2:02 pm said:
  
  Awesome! Wow. You must’ve been blogging for a long time.
  
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Barbara Lane on July 15, 2018 at 4:03 pm said:

I have never met a BB but I would love to meet some of mine. Enjoy the visit!

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 15, 2018 at 4:08 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Barbara. I hope you get to some day!
  
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indianeskitchen on July 15, 2018 at 7:09 pm said:

Mine never needed a closet. They thought it was fun just watching my face when it would sneak up on me!

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 15, 2018 at 7:34 pm said:
  
  Ugh! So mean!! How many boys do you have?
  
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  - indianeskitchen on July 15, 2018 at 7:40 pm said:
    
    One son and one grandson. But…..the granddaughter did it to me today…twice! Hahahaha
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 15, 2018 at 7:59 pm said:
    
    Haha! Oh my.
    
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D. Wallace Peach on July 16, 2018 at 1:02 pm said:

I had a daughter, Betsy, and she was such an easy child until the teens. (Start saving up your sense of humor now). My grandson is aptly named Tornado Boy, and he would totally be into farting in the closet. Lol. And the cygnets are so darn cute – until they grow up and bite. Stick with your batch of offspring and enjoy, because you have a long way to go…. 😀

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 16, 2018 at 1:08 pm said:
  
  My oldest is 13. I have to tread lightly with her already. My next is 11, and is as sweet as can be. I wonder if she’s going to turn to the dark side too. I’m afraid. Very afraid.
  
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  - D. Wallace Peach on July 16, 2018 at 2:59 pm said:
    
    Oh, then you are there! Eeeek! Good luck!
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on July 16, 2018 at 3:00 pm said:
    
    Ha. Thanks.
    
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inspirethemom on July 20, 2018 at 9:22 pm said:

LOL. I love the ways boys think!😆

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 24, 2018 at 10:36 am said:
  
  I’m not sure I “love” it, but it is entertaining! 🙂
  
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thefolia on July 24, 2018 at 9:05 pm said:

How sweet of her to take on the role of Queen PP; she must be admired by her two oldest siblings at least for the time of distribution. Safe travels.

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- ParentingIsFunny on July 24, 2018 at 9:37 pm said:
  
  Thank you. 🙂
  
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gloriousheights on September 14, 2018 at 6:33 am said:

Have fun with B.B. 🤗

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- ParentingIsFunny on September 14, 2018 at 8:53 am said:
  
  Had a great time! Thank you. 🙂
  
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