Little Secrets Only Smart Veteran Moms Know

Elizabeth's list of 13 things only smart moms know at Lizzy Life is filled with mom wisdom. Some of it we know and some of it will make you whisper “I'm going to remember that.”

Here are a few of my favorites:

1. Why you never say the word hair at the table while a toddler is eating.

2. How to make the one last baby wipe in the container do things one poor lonely wipe was never intended to do.

3. Dirty laundry breeds in the night.

4. There really is no need to rinse off a pacifier that falls to the ground, unless other people are around to watch you and judge your parenting.

5. The kids’ rooms in Pottery Barn catalogs are fake, uninhabited rooms. It is highly possible that the children in Pottery Barn catalogs are also fake.

Until last night, I didn't know why you never say “hair.” Unfortunately, after having been told 100 times that my son could not eat his mac & cheese because “MOMMY HAIR IN IT!!!” I know better. I won't make that mistake again.

And why is there always more laundry? Just when I think I'm starting to get ahead of it… she's right. Laundry breeds. At my house, it doesn't even wait for night. The laundry starts breeding as soon as I close the laundry room door. I swear there's more the next time I open it!

What if those pottery barn catalogs aren't fake? What if it's like an alternate universe of perfection we can go live in? I'd sign up for that reality show! I might get to sit down with a cup of coffee once in a while if I lived in Pottery Barn World. Who's with me?

Check out the rest of Lizzy Life's list of things smart moms know for reassurance that you're a smart mom and you've got this. Then, add the little secrets she forgot in the comment section so we can all benefit from your mommy wisdom.