Before I had kids I could not have imagined that any of the below phrases would come out of my mouth. Now not only can I be heard saying these and many many more like these on a daily basis, I don’t think a thing of it. Although sometimes I do laugh after having a 3 minute debate with a toddler about things like why Marley can't come in the bathtub with him.

“Marley, if you eat another crayon you are going in your crate for the rest of the day!”

“Luke, please don’t color on your sister’s head again”

“Don’t sticker her either”

“No Luke, Marley does not need his teeth brushed with your toothbrush”

“If you ask where the ice cream truck is one more time, it will never come back this way”

“Marley if you eat another paper towel you’re outside for the rest of the night”

“Yes honey, mommy feeds baby Paige from the belly button”

“No honey, I don’t know the name of the man who cuts the grass”

“And I don’t know where he goes when he leaves here”