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e’ve survived. Our twins, Lucky and Max, are 10 years old, and they can practically take care of themselves now. We’ve survived the newborn years, the toddler years, all those diapers, the terrible twos, and whatever they should call the threes. I have a name for the fours but won’t use it here. We’ve survived the preschool temper tantrums—man, those kids are strong—and we’ve almost graduated from the elementary years. Shockingly, my husband Chris and I are still intact. I wish I could say the same for our furniture. As a mother to very imaginative and apparently strong kids, I pride myself on one success: We laugh a lot over here. It’s what has gotten us this far. Since the babies were born, Chris and I have made a pact to crawl in bed, no matter how exhausted, and share something funny that happened in our day. It usually involves the kids. There was the time we had to wash the curtains thanks to a vicious diaper-changing incident. There was the time I had a stranger kindly inform me my pants were split wide open in the back. I had to explain a new adventure to the kids that they get to use their reusable reading bags not for books today, but to shield their mother’s butt from blinding library patrons’ eyes. And then there’s the time their preschool teacher suggested they practice with scissors. Lucy proceeded to master the use of scissors on her hair…twice. As the kids get older, we notice they are learning to laugh at all the oddities of life with us. Lucy has perfected sarcasm. Max can recite a movie quote word for word, landing the delivery in perfect context of the conversation. It’s a joy to share laughter with my family. So, this year, instead of a New Year’s resolution, I’ve just decided to keep laughing more and paying the funny forward. I hope to make others giggle at their days just a little more. And hopefully, it’ll prepare me to survive SPECTRUM what’s coming: the teenage years. I hope we survive.
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Submitted by: Leslie Murrell Leslie enjoys her family, cooking, and triathlons. Read more about her antics at www.momontherocks.com.
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