Parenting.....

So I am wide awake at 2:41 a.m. and decided to clean. I cleaned the bathroom and did the dishes, laundry and straightened the house. Why? Why you ask? I can't answer that, cuz I am still trying to figure that out. As I was cleaning my house in the quiet with everyone asleep I had much time to reflect and I came up with these thoughts. You are welcome.

I have 3 boys, 14, 12, and 6 (yes he was a surprise). And I am gonna be honest here, judge if you want but the people closest to me know I would literally lay my life down for these 3, I would fight tooth and nail for them and I have, many times. I am that crazy bitch you wouldn't want as a mother trust me. I am THAT mom that will show up at your school to beat up the 7th grader making fun of you. Nobody likes that mom, but I am not against sitting in jail to teach a douchey kid what their loser parents fail too. Fuck with my children and you WILL regret it. I am sick and twisted and can think of things to do to you that even Snooki wouldn't think of, and that bitch is CRAZY, with a capital Jager bomb! So anyhoo, after getting that out of the way, allow me to elaborate on the 3 shittiest roommates I have ever had! If you have kids you know exactly what I mean! They eat all your food, break your shit, run up the utilities and never pay rent! SHITTIEST ROOMMATES EVER!!!

My oldest -Adam- is 14 and going on awesome, he is pretty pissed we still live here and I am sure wishes we would just move out. The middle -Christian- is 12 and still trying to figure out what the crap is going on with his body and mind, he likes girls but still thinks they are gross and literally getting hair in weird places (we are italian, I am not sure what to tell him) now the youngest -Jonathan or Piz- is 6 and is a DOUCHE I absolutely did give birth to myself with a penis. He can crack me up and piss me off in the same 2 minutes.

As I have watched my kids grow I have come to so many realizations; first one is I didn't end up being the mom I thought, I in no way wish I would've had girls, and boys are dirty, like you have to remind them to shower, (don't forget while in shower to remind them to wash, seriously Bill Cosby wasn't kidding, they will stand under the water til it's cold and not wash a damn thing ) brush their teeth and change their dirty underwear . It has also become a habit for me to wipe a toilet seat before I sit, not because I want to because I HAVE to, if I don't I WILL sit on piss. I have also learned I am grateful for my childhood, I am grateful I went thru the pain and heartache I did. I am grateful I came from a broken home, I am grateful I was horribly poor, I am grateful that I wore hand me downs and didn't have a bunch of toys.

I know that we are told as parents in this generation that we spoil our kids and they don't know the concept of a dollar, or hard work, and maybe they are right. But as parents it is our responsibility to raise contributing members of society. I will never be the 'cool mom' I will never be the mom who let's her kid drink with her because 'I would rather them do it with me then behind my back'! Guess what dummy? They are doing it with you AND behind your back! My kids will have to learn things in a different way I did. I learned by watching my parents make mistakes, I learned by watching my family crumble due to the effects of drugs and alcohol. My boys will have to learn by me teaching them.

Too many parents these days try so hard to get their kids to like them. I would rather teach my kids to respect me and themselves. That is really all you need to teach your children, respect. With that comes everything else.

As I watch my boys grow from babies, to toddlers, to young men, to men I see things in them that make me proud. My kids my be bratty or out of control at times, and they may have their struggles, but I can promise you, my kids will not, break the law, live off of me, beat their wives, neglect their children or be lazy. They will be amazing husbands and fathers because they have Kevin as the example of that.  They have been shown and taught better. These boys will make me proud, regardless if they are plumbers or lawyers. As I look around me at some parents I am blown away by the lack of responsibility they take with the behaviors of their children. Children learn what they see.  Look within yourself and see what you are doing to help your children succeed, see what you are doing to help them fail! I know I do things everyday I could do better. I know there are a bunch of times I could've been better examples to my boys, but I try my best and I love them unconditionally and they see that.

Kids are smarter then we are sometimes and they see things we don't all the time. I as a parent need to stand up for my mistakes I make everyday as a mother and I know I do. I know that while I may make jokes about them driving me nuts and just needing some damn quiet, or why can't they go to school year round (seriously why?) let one of them be a few minutes late walking home and I am having a nervous breakdown, let one of them leave my sight in the store and I will flip shit!

These guys make me want to puke and pull my hair out some days, but I seriously wouldn't change it for the world. Being a mother to these guys has been trying at times, but I am who I am because of them. I have learned more by these guys then they will ever learn by me. As you look at your kids today, ignore the fighting and the crayon on the wall, the piss on the toilet seat, your last piece of chocolate you were saving to eat while watching Mob Wives (judge me), your torn couch, your lost remote, (my BIGGEST pet peeve BTW) your sticky keyboard and your dirty house and remember that they are little people learning from your every move, your every thought and your every action. 

And also remember vengeance is sweet, for one day, you will be the one drooling and shitting your pants and they will have to clean you!! I know for a fact my parents get a little enjoyment every time they come over and my kids are fighting, it's 4pm and I haven't showered yet and the house is a disaster...your time will come! Just pray you raised kids that will take care of you..cuz if not you're stuck with the 18 year old kid at the home trying to earn money for more weed and a 40 ounce, and nobody wants that kid...trust me!