Our working moms contest just proved what we already knew. That working moms work harder than almost anyone on the planet. All this hard work seems to lead to some mix-ups – especially in the clothing department. For the next few days we’ll be taking a look at some of our favorite working mom stories.
It was a hectic morning of course, having 3 boys, I dropped the 2 oldest off at school, then drove to drop off 4yr old at daycare, my son knows how to unbuckle his seat belt, when I came in to daycare with son walking beside me I didn’t notice he had on husbands boxers on as shorts. – Denise T.
I’m a working Grandmother. I work in dentistry. My Grandson, Isaiah who just turned 5, is in pre-k and just loves to don his backpack, which resembles my backpack-type carry. After a thousand kisses & hugs dropping him at pre-k, he took his bag & I was left with mine. Or so I thought. It was my turn to bring in the office doughnuts. After ordering & heading over to pay, I reached in for my debit card and came up with Poke’man! OH MY! Not only did Isaiah have my debit card, he had my drivers license and my much needed tampons for the day! As I returned and rounded the play-ground area of pre-k, I saw Isaiah with his friends, just laughing, trying their best to figure out what the heck these tubular toy things were! As I turned 50 shades of embarrassment, the teacher then saw me and saw what I had returned for. Isaiah never knew that Grandma had switched packs back again, but to this day asks ,”Grandma, where is your black pack like mine? Did you lose it somewhere?” The team got their doughnuts that day, and a pretty good laugh to boot! As I described the kids swinging these “cotton rockets” around over their heads by the strings! – Sylvia C.
My first day of work at my current job my daughter had been sick she was just a newborn. I knew that I would be very tired my first day of training because I was up all night with my daughter. I hit a pot hole and got a flat tire before I even hit the highway. I didn’t know how to get to my tire (who knew it would be under the carpet in the trunk), let alone how to change it. I was in tears because I left really early (had to take my daughter to daycare and didn’t know what the traffic would be like), but I didn’t want to be late my first day. While waiting to be rescued, I jumped in the back to take care of my daughter, while changing her stinky diaper (she must have been nervous for daycare), she pee’d on my clothes. Ugh! Then I was so excited roadside came that I must have put the diaper in my front seat. I think you know the rest. I made it to work in enough time for my trainer to see me in my underclothes in the bathroom while washing my dirty clothes in the sink and sitting them on the auto hand dryer to dry. Didn’t know I should have extra clothes for me AND my newborn. After she laughed at my horrible start to a day, she thanked me for my determination to be on time. I’m just happy she let me sit in back so no one would really smell me or ask why my clothes were so wet. That stain still never really came out. Tanisha H.
I’m a working mom with three sons. When I was a teacher’s assistant, as usual the morning was very hectic. I rushed around getting myself ready and prodding my sons along. Out the door we went, my youngest son remembered he had forgotten his sunglasses. We rushed back in the house to get them. I started in my room to look and actually screamed which scared my son. I stood there in shock looking at my skirt lying on the ironing board. I looked down and realized I was only wearing my slip. I had almost made it to work in just my slip. Of course everyone at school found out and our principal told my sons, “Keep an eye on mom and make sure she’s dressed before school each day.” I’m still reminded of it by my sons, friends and co-workers and that was several years ago. Of course the joking is good-natured and playful. I was actually glad it had brought so much laughter to everyone including myself. – Lisa R.
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