Top 10 Ways I Was A Bad Mom Today

1. Mistook teething for a cold two days ago; compensated by feeding Alec two Popsicles today and giving him Odwalla OJ mixed with Hansens' soda.
2. Told Alec we were going to the toy store, when really we were going to the park.
3. Anxiously counting down the hour and 15 minutes we were at the park. (I always think he's going to crack his skull open.)
4. Buying Alec a Curious George car and a battery-operated bubble blower (only $3.48 on clearance!) to keep him busy while I cleaned house.
5. Let Alec get used to getting an Icee at Target, and, upon realizing that they had replaced with white cherry Icee with Mountain Dew Black Something-Or-Other, let him have it anyway. (Caffeine anyone?)
6. In fact, bought his entire lunch at the Target food court because I didn't want to go home and come back.
7. Literally two minutes after distaining a mother who let her kid wander the toy section with an obviously poopy diaper, let Alec wander the toy section with an obviously poopy diaper.
8. While changing poo diaper in the car, got sand all over Alec's privates because I forgot to shake it out of his pants and shoes after the park.
9. Used kitchen shears to pry the non-removable Curious George figure out of the car, even though it exposed a screw that had been driven up George's rear, because Alec kept begging, "Out, George, Please, Mom."
10. Put Alec to bed covered in dirt and grime because he asked to nurse before I had a chance to bathe him and I didn't want to miss the opportunity to get him to sleep. (I did brush his teeth though.)