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20 Tell-tale Signs that MOM Could Use a BREAK

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 12:46 pm   by Ashley Willis

20 Tell-tale Signs that MOM Could Use a BREAK 2017-11-08T12:46:09-04:00 Ashley Willis

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1.   She hasn't had a shower before 4 p.m. in months, and that's every third day of the week.

When we go for long periods of time without any down time or break from our motherly duties, we begin to show certain signs of wear and tear.  Here are just a few signs that Mom could use a little break:

1.   She hasn’t had a shower before 4 p.m. in months, and that’s every third day of the week.

2.  She knows all the words to every Daniel Tiger song and even makes up her own versions to get her kids to perform certain tasks…and it works.

3.  She brushes all the kids teeth as they are racing to get ready for school in the morning but ends up embracing her “sweater tooth” and remedies the potential bad breath with some spearmint chewing gum in case they don’t make the school drop-off line in time.

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