• You count the number of sprinkles on each kids’ cupcakes to make sure they are all equal.
  • You have time to shave only one leg at time.
  • You hide in the bathroom to be alone.
  • You hire a baby sitter because you haven’t been out with your husband in ages, then you spend half the night talking about and checking on the kids.
  • You find yourself cutting your husband’s sandwiches into unusual shapes.
  • You fast-forward through the scene when the hunter shoots Bambi’s mother.
  • You hear your mother’s voice coming out of your mouth when you say, “Not in your good clothes.”
  • You stop criticizing the way your mother raised you.
  • You read that the average-five-year old asks 437 questions a day and feel proud that your kid is “above average.”
  • You say at least once a day, “I’m not cut out for this job,” but you know you wouldn’t trade it for anything.