greetings from the basement
I stole this from facebook, where I've been procrastinating for most of the day. It's so funny, because it's so true.
+ You always introduce yourself with : 'Hi! My name is [your name), I'm from (country) and I have (amount of children you are taking care of) children!!'
+The worst thing is, the daddy is working from home. (Or the mom, they never approve of anything you do.)
+You know what a S'MORE is. (Nope, sorry.)
+You hate Dora, The Wiggles and Thomas. (Ok, I have no idea whoor what that is.)
+You say silly instead of stupid. (Sadly true. /o\)
+You go to PLAYDATES.
+You've seen more movies in one month than in your whole life at home. (... does Hannah Montana count?)
+You drive over 30 minutes to a friend and you think it's not far.
+You only have other Au Pairs as your friends.
+You can make bacon. (I can also now make french toast.)
+You say 'like' and 'totally' every three words. (Like, totally not true!)
+Someone has asked you stupid questions like: 'do you have cars in your country?' -- 'You don't have Valentine's Day?' -- 'Where is your country?' (Sometimes the stupidity of people is amazing.)
+You don't think it's wrong to have cake AND ice cream. (I do, but that doesn't stop me.)
+You park as close to the store as possible so you don't have to walk even one yard too far.
+You cherish moments of silence more than ever before. (OMG YES!)
+You notice yourself saying 'GOOD JOB' a hundred times a day. ( alternatively: Well Done!!)
+You wonder why you slept the whole night long so uncomfortable and you notice the next morning, you slept on a Barbie, a lollipop, sand toys etc. (Or with a cat sitting on your face :/)
+You need to be creative to find new punishments because a time-out doesn't work anymore ;-)
+You're sure you don't want own kids within the next 100 years. (I was already sure of that before.)
+You know now exactly how difficult it was for your parents to have little kids and you feel like saying thanks for all you've done to your Mom and dad every day. (If only my mom wouldn't get this smug look on her face.)
+You're ready to drink anytime of the day. (Whyfore do you have stupid laws that demote me to non adulthood??)
+You start to love Disney movies again and can copy every passage of them. (Uhm, I can use that as an excuse now? \o/)
+You've learned what it means to be patient.
+You know what a LCC is. (Yeah and I want to punch mine in the face.)
+You know that you should NEVER SHAKE A BABY!!! (Thanks to the endless long movie ^^)
+You take a nap, after you dropped of the kids at school (after being up for just 2 h :-D) Nope, I get on the computer.
+You are DRIVING to the bus stop to pick up your kids, which is only 200 meters from your house. (Parents here are so weird!)
+You think $160 every weekend just for shopping and coffee are much in your country but not that much here
+The cup of coffee doesn't make you awake anymore, it just makes you alive.
+You miss the good old' days when you were able to go to the bakery and get bread w/ real butter (yellow)
+You don't walk into the bank, you use the drive inn to get your money. (Seriously, only in this country!)
+You use Purell instead of washing your hands. (Purell is my girlfriend.)
+Instead of singing song from the radio your singing children's songs. (Only if Hannah Montanna is considered children's songs.)
Just so you know, should I be send home, because I couldn't find another family, I am so going to move in with
zarah5!
+ You always introduce yourself with : 'Hi! My name is [your name), I'm from (country) and I have (amount of children you are taking care of) children!!'
+The worst thing is, the daddy is working from home. (Or the mom, they never approve of anything you do.)
+You know what a S'MORE is. (Nope, sorry.)
+You hate Dora, The Wiggles and Thomas. (Ok, I have no idea whoor what that is.)
+You say silly instead of stupid. (Sadly true. /o\)
+You go to PLAYDATES.
+You've seen more movies in one month than in your whole life at home. (... does Hannah Montana count?)
+You drive over 30 minutes to a friend and you think it's not far.
+You only have other Au Pairs as your friends.
+You can make bacon. (I can also now make french toast.)
+You say 'like' and 'totally' every three words. (Like, totally not true!)
+Someone has asked you stupid questions like: 'do you have cars in your country?' -- 'You don't have Valentine's Day?' -- 'Where is your country?' (Sometimes the stupidity of people is amazing.)
+You don't think it's wrong to have cake AND ice cream. (I do, but that doesn't stop me.)
+You park as close to the store as possible so you don't have to walk even one yard too far.
+You cherish moments of silence more than ever before. (OMG YES!)
+You notice yourself saying 'GOOD JOB' a hundred times a day. ( alternatively: Well Done!!)
+You wonder why you slept the whole night long so uncomfortable and you notice the next morning, you slept on a Barbie, a lollipop, sand toys etc. (Or with a cat sitting on your face :/)
+You need to be creative to find new punishments because a time-out doesn't work anymore ;-)
+You're sure you don't want own kids within the next 100 years. (I was already sure of that before.)
+You know now exactly how difficult it was for your parents to have little kids and you feel like saying thanks for all you've done to your Mom and dad every day. (If only my mom wouldn't get this smug look on her face.)
+You're ready to drink anytime of the day. (Whyfore do you have stupid laws that demote me to non adulthood??)
+You start to love Disney movies again and can copy every passage of them. (Uhm, I can use that as an excuse now? \o/)
+You've learned what it means to be patient.
+You know what a LCC is. (Yeah and I want to punch mine in the face.)
+You know that you should NEVER SHAKE A BABY!!! (Thanks to the endless long movie ^^)
+You take a nap, after you dropped of the kids at school (after being up for just 2 h :-D) Nope, I get on the computer.
+You are DRIVING to the bus stop to pick up your kids, which is only 200 meters from your house. (Parents here are so weird!)
+You think $160 every weekend just for shopping and coffee are much in your country but not that much here
+The cup of coffee doesn't make you awake anymore, it just makes you alive.
+You miss the good old' days when you were able to go to the bakery and get bread w/ real butter (yellow)
+You don't walk into the bank, you use the drive inn to get your money. (Seriously, only in this country!)
+You use Purell instead of washing your hands. (Purell is my girlfriend.)
+Instead of singing song from the radio your singing children's songs. (Only if Hannah Montanna is considered children's songs.)
Just so you know, should I be send home, because I couldn't find another family, I am so going to move in with
zarah5!