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Dear Kids,

Mother’s Day is upon us again, and television would have you think that we, female parents, are interested in things that most of us would gladly go without.

1. Jewelry. I don’t know about you, but I spend 90 percent of my time in black yoga pants. The other 10 percent is spent naked, looking for a pair clean enough to be worn in public. My only sadness is that they don’t make reversible yoga pants so that I can wear them for double the amount of time. Even when I’m working, I look for the softest, most dressed-down clothes that can pass as “professional.”

I have no need for fancy baubles that my 10-month-old would just try to rip off of my neck or wrists. I change what feels like 100 diapers a day. Perhaps one day I will be dripping in jewels rather than up to my elbows in wipes, but today is not that day.

2. Flowers. While they’re beautiful and fragrant, when I see flowers all I think is: Great. Something else I have to feed and keep alive. I will gratefully accept your roses, lilies and tulips, but try not to judge mommy when they’re hunched over in a letter “C” three days later because I forgot to empty in the packet or magic crystals and change the water. I have a lot on my mind, sweethearts.

3. Chocolate. I will graciously accept a box of chocolates, but really… moms can buy those for ourselves. In fact, I have secret chocolate stashed all over the house.

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source: The HuffingtonPost.com

The Most Important Thing All Moms Want for Mother’s Day  was originally published on praisecleveland.com