OOPSIE DOOPSIE

So, moms don’t know everything. {It’d be awesome if we did…}

And by some miracle, many most of the time, we ultimately fashion a solution out of shoestring and spit that comes out looking like golden treasure. Why? Well, one, because we’re awesome creatures. We’re the closest thing you’ll find to a unicorn. And another? We love Google*. This search engine is our sidekick. Next to Pinterest, Google could be the one that holds the solutions to our most ridiculous questions so we can continue on being the most magical, can-do, will-do-{almost}-everything creatures.

I’ve had a field day lately with this companion. And when I started taking note of what I’m searching, I just knew I wanted to share … and hopefully, maybe encourage some of my fellow mamas to spill the beans about their searching habits.

It’s been an odd few weeks, so here you go – my search history:

// How to get stale playdoh out of carpet

// Potty training distractions, minnie mouse

// How did grandma get chocolate out of clothes???

// Fruit snacks, easy, interesting, I’m lazy

// Car ride activities, avoiding screen time and whining

// Kid-friendly dinner, not chicken

// Best way to clean car seat, urine everywhere

// Hand-held vacuum for car, kid clean up and hair

// Sassy toddlers, how to tame but I still appreciate it

What did our moms and the moms before them do before Google? Oh, I’ll tell you. They are the ones that provided the masterful content that make up these fantastic answers. They sifted through the hours of trial and error. Or, because life is unnecessarily over-complicated now, perhaps their levels of anxiety and inquiry weren’t exactly parallel comparisons. #21STCenturyProblems

But, as an aside, can you just imagine little grandmas sitting behind the Google machine answering each maternal question as it rolls in?? PRECIOUS.

In the end, the answers to these ridiculous questions bring us together. As I started to type in my questions, I let out a quiet giggle because I find comfort that there will be search results, that another mama before me may have typed in a similar question and someone, somewhere, typed up a response to adequately answer questions only a tired yet fearless mama could ask.

We are pooling our resources with minimal awareness, silently giving a nod or a pat on the shoulder in solidarity.

We are a community, crossing every boundary and barrier that could exist. Regardless if we can physically connect with another mama, our search allows us to still make a powerful impact on another life – reassuring us that we are not in fact crazy to ask how one removes a blueberry from a nostril or how best to prepare for preschool/her period/his first kiss/driving alone/rejection/the future {and I’m talking about US not them}. Why? Because we need to live up to the answer to their questions…

How do you do it? / How do you know? / How can you do that?

Because I’m a mom.

*feel free to swap in the search engine of your choice

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