Things I Can't Say

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Mommy Moments: Boys, Bras, and Boobs

Do you have those moments where you think OMG, I never thought I/my kids would say/do that.

 No, not me….and not my kids…..

And then, motherhood proves you wrong!
Mommy Moments Monday is our chance to share those.

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I should probably go ahead and admit that I laugh inappropriately when this stuff happens.
Sometimes, it’s either laugh or cry.
I much prefer laughing.
As you probably know, I have three little boys. In case you didn’t know that and want to ask me if I’m going to try for a little girl, let me state for the record that I had three kids, none of them twins, within the span of less than 3.5 years. We’re done. I can see the light at the end of the diaper tunnel.
Moving on.
Yesterday morning, my almost-4 year-old came into my room when he woke up in the morning. He found one of my bras on the floor beside the bed where I’d tossed it before getting into bed.
He picked it up and said, “It’s your zebra, Mom.”
Zebra?
Zebra?
Oh….
Ze……bra!
“Where’s the white stripes, Mom?”
Side note: I want to cry that he no longer calls me “Mommy.”
“I look on the directions.”

Then, he tries to put my bra on.
Looks down at himself and asks…..
“Where are my horns?”

Don’t worry.

Hubs told him that they aren’t called “horns.”

Instead, they are

There’s my Mommy Moment for this week. Be sure to click the Mommy Moments button and check out others and to share your own!

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Comments

  1. Hooters, horns…same difference.

    When he needs you or is not feeling well, that "mommy" will come back!

  3. roflmbo.. I love those moments as a mom of 3 boys myself they come around WAAAYYY too often lol

  4. Nice horns Shell!!

    You gotta love having little boys. And mine is already calling me Mom instead of Mommy and I can't understand why!!

  5. I suppose we have little to no say in how their imaginations work.

    When I was 8 or 9, I was trying to sound smart in front of my brother and mom, so I referred to wetting the bed as "nocturnal emissions."

    The laughter that ensued was just humiliating.

    My brother thought it was funny, too.

  6. My five year old has started calling me "Mother" when I do something she doesn't like! I miss being called Mommy! (But Blue Violet is right; she does go back to saying Mommy from time to time!)

  7. Nice! I think I'm both eagerly awaiting and dreading these kinds of moments at the same time.

  9. Too funny. My daughter called them Boo-boos for the longest time because when I was breastfeeding my son they hurt so I had to tell her not to jump on to them.

  12. Horn! That's too funny!

    My youngest no longer calls me Mommy and I've noticed he now calls his sister by her real name instead of what he said as a baby. It makes me sad.

  13. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!

    Be sure to keep your horns in your zebra!

    I love it!!

    That "Mommy" to "Mom" transition is sad…

    Happy Monday!
    ~S

  14. LMAO! That sounds like something my husband would say. Mine just plop my "zebra" on top of their cute little heads and wear it like an old fashioned football helmet!

  15. LMAO.

    I am so guilty at laughing at things rather than setting Lo straight.

    Kids just say the funniest things!

  16. Oh my goodness. I would have been busted out laughing. I love that your hubby told him they are hooters. Too funny

  17. Congrats on your Crowning…

    And this is GREAT!!! Having a 2yr old boy, I'm waiting for his little brain to develop & start having these moments…

  20. LOL- as a mom of four girls, these are moments i don't get to experience. Although i have had a two year old girl yell out in a public bathroom stall- your beeleding mommy! do you need a coupon?!!! good times.

  23. Hysterical. Really. Kids that age are pure comedy. And at that age you NEED the laugh!! So cute!

  25. bwhahahahaahahah!!!

    Once, I found my grandmother's bra and put it on my head. And one cup covered my head like a bonnet.

    My mom was less than pleased.

    But me and my Gma? We laughed so hard we cried.

  26. The "mommy" to "mom" is a sad moment. Just as sad is the "mom" to "mother" moment. Ah, the joy of teenagers! 🙂

  30. HAHAHA!!! That's hilarious! BTW, I wouldn't have tried to look for your size…but since you blocked it NOW you have me wondering haha!

  32. that is just too funny I cna't believe …wait I can that your hubs told him they are hooters…men =)

  34. hahaha, that's hilarous! I have written several posts about my post breastfeeding boobs. All I have to say is, I don't care how poor we are, we are saving up for a boob job after we're finished having kids. I never knew my boobs would look like this, or that I would rather have no boobs than what I have.

  35. ROFLMAO that is too funny. Oh can't wait until I have my boy some day. Luci just wears my bra on her head and thinks it's a hat.

  37. Hahahahahaahahahaha!!!! I'm impressed. Victoria's Secret bras? I get mine at Wal-mart. 🙂

  39. OMG, I would of fell off the bed laughing. That is hysterical…and love the comment about the "horns". (you must be perky…lol)

  41. That Man (aka the boyfriend) is Cajun and he refers to them as "tetons". I would love to ask him if he wants to see the Grand Tetons but yeah, that won't be happening. Oh, and his mother who is just as Cajun if not more so, just the other day told one of his girls (who are 27 and 25) her dress was a little short so be careful she didn't show her "galette". Galette = a little cake or pastry. I died laughing!

  42. OMG that is sooo funny!!! Bailey calls my bra my "boobies" he says here mommy heres your boobies! LMAO!!!! Kids are soo funny!

  43. Leave it to hubs to get his sons the correct word for the woman's features. My kids call me Mama, I've never wanted to be called Mama, but that's what I am, apparently.

  45. Okay, that is absolutely too flipping funny! What is it with boys and bra's? And I am sure you are so thrilled hubby already taught him hooters!
    My little man was naked held my bra to him and ran around the corner until we looked up and ran back…..he remembered daddy wasn't happy the day he came home and both my kids were wearing my bras!

  47. The joy of boys heh?

    I have to tell ya this made me laugh because my 2 year old is obsessed with boobs, butts, and nipples!

    You will catch me running back the lingerie dept of any store if he is with me because he screams out NIPPLES FOR THE NIPPLES…I LIKE NIPPLES…MOMMA HAS NIPPLES…WANNA PINCH YOUR NIPPLES! My husband thinks this is hilarious and only encourages the behavior with high fives and that's my boy!
    The butt thing is new…oh God help me!

    So what does your hubby tell him to call them?

  48. OMG the zebra thing made me laugh out loud. Once again, can't wait till Peanut starts talking.

  51. I love stories like this!
    Kelly had a fit in Target when she was like 4 over me not buying her a red bra. LOL! I blogged about it a long time ago…I need to find that.

  52. haha so funny! My almost 4 yr old did the same thing. I let him put it on {over his clothes and he was acting goofy}…my husband didnt like that at all!

  53. Ahh, boys! Asher was "tweaking" at my "horns" the other day. Men, can't ever not touch em.

  54. Hilarious! I can't wait to hear all of the funny things that Baby will be saying soon enough!

  55. That is too funny! One day at the store my son picks up a pack of always and yell hey mom you need these? What are these for mom?

  56. That is too funny! I love your picture depictions…lol…

    My daughter says "Shit" constantly. I knew it was bad when the nursery lady at church confronted me about it. Bahaha….

  58. HAHAHAHA! Where are my horns!!! So funny! My daughter called my bra my boob hats. Kids are so funny!!

  59. Kids. You have to laugh. A lot. I can't think of a good one right now. Oh okay, my oldest boy (4) wandered into the kitchen at about 9 p.m. last night and started peeing on the floor in his sleep. Matt walked in and he's like, what's going on and I'm all calm, Gee's sleep-peeing, but I was washing the dishes and my hands are greasy. The definition of a mother of four? She is phased by no amount of pee.

  61. HAHAHA..that is so funny! Come to think of it, mine do kinda look like horns, deflated horns, but horns none the less!

  62. bwhaahahaha… my boy thinks my bras are disgusting… I'm not going to change that. 🙂

  64. This is too cute! Hopefully he will teach his fellow youngster friends what hooters are! 🙂

  65. Bwhahaha Horns! Yep. Love it!

    PS I stil get the occasionally Mommy out of my girls, but I am pretty much, MOM. Sigh.

  66. Bwahahaha! That is freakin' hilarious, Shell. I have two boys and I do not want a girl nor will we try. I have a tendency to remove my bra after I come home from work and the boys are horrified when they see my Ze…bra lying around.

  67. Horns….lmao! That's hilarious!

    Isabella is STILL obsessed with boobies and bras. I'm afraid at what conversations I would hear coming from our little ones if they ever meet, haha!

    xoxo

  68. Boys (including Hooter husbands) especially have such a crazed interest in all things boob, huh? My best friend's son, who she breastfed, calls her breasts "Nursers" to this day even though he was weaned over a year ago and is now 3. The name cracks me up every time!

  69. OOOh, it will be fun when your little man asks his teacher about her hooters! Or his Preacher's wife, or a really fat man, or a policewoman, or a nun, or the cute little red-headed girl he sits next to in school. Oh yeah, lots of fun!! I would suggest you let the source (ie, your husband) handle these discussions!!! Maybe HE can explain that hooters are what are kept in Ze-bras….that should clear things right up!! Oh yeah, I'm really pretty sure that there will be a sequel to your story somewhere down the line. 🙂

    (I'm not trying to be mean, maybe I'm just naive, but all of you ladies do realize that many people are horrified or offended at the use of this word in polite company, right??)

  72. My girls just like to walk around with mine on their head or over their shirts. Thankfully so far, not in front of company. (Did I just jinx myself? Oh well, no more having company over!)

  75. I love your boys!!! My sons know that they are boobs and that's where they go as they are all obsessed with said boobs…mine, the swimming instructor's, the teachers, all boobs, just like dad. Must be because I didn't breast feed.

    The really interesting conversations come up about the penis, and my lack there of, and Brady asked if that means I have to pee out of my butt?

    Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner
    http://www.mawhats4dinner.com

  77. Awesome!

    My nephew who is 5 and his father frequent Hooters….because my BIL is a world class ASS…but loves regaling the tale of little nephew asking the waitress if she wanted to come home and play with his daddy's wii….

    Yeah, doesn't really have anything to do with your post other than the hooters pic reminded me of it.

  78. What a great Mommy moment. I also have three boys. Two are twins. And we have many a moment like this.

  79. HILARIOUS. I especially like the Muppet monster as illustration. Succinct and so much more effective than anything we could describe.

  81. First off – How the hell did I get So behind on your blog?? Sorry! Catching up now!

    Secondly – WHAT?? NO girl??! Are you SURE?? or how about Geez, you have your hands full…. – Those are the ones I get all. the. time!!

    Love that my boys arent the only ones who want to wear mommy's bra!

  82. That is pretty funny. My 9.5 year old asked me about boobs the other day. Something tells me that he and I are going to have to sit down and have a talk about girls that doesn't involve words like "yucky" this time around.