A is for ADULT: A person who had stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.
B is for BATHROOM: A room used by the entire family, believed by all except mom to be self cleaning.
C is for COMMITTEE: As in decision by committee, which will be decided when she has already decided how things are going to be.
D is for DATE: Infrequent outings with dad where mom can enjoy worrying about the kids in a different setting.
E is for EMPTY NEST: See WISHFUL THINKING.
F is for FABLE: A story told by a teenager arriving home after curfew.
G is for GUM: Adhesive for hair.
H is for HINDSIGHT: What mom experiences from changing too many diapers.
I is for INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
J is for JUNK: Dad's stuff.
K is for KISS: Mom's medicine
L is for LEMONADE STAND: Complicated business venture where mom buys powered mix, sugar, lemons, and paper cups, and sets up a table, chairs pitchers and ice for kids who sit there for three to six minutes and net a profit of 15 cents.
M is for MAYBE: No
N is for NONSENSE: What mom says your friends are full of.
O is for OVERSTUFFED RECLINER: Mom's nickname for dad.
P is for PANIC: What a mother goes through when the darn windup swing stops.
Q is for QUIET: A state of household serenity, which occurs before the birth of the first child and occurs again after the last child has left for college.
R is for REFRIGERATOR: Combination art gallery and air-conditioner for the kitchen.
S is for SPOILED ROTTEN: What the kids become after as little as 15 minutes with grandma and/or grand dad.
T is for TOWELS: See "FLOOR COVERING".
U is for UNDERWEAR: An article of clothing, the cleanliness of which ensures the wearer will never have an accident.
V is for VACATION: Where you take the family to get away from it all, only to find it there, too.
W is for WALLS: Complete set of drawing paper for kids that comes with every room.
X is for XOXOXOXOXO: Mom salutation guaranteed to make the already embarrassing note in a kid's lunchbox even more mortifying
Y is for "YIPPEE!": What mother shout the first day of school.
Z is for ZUCCHINI: Vegetable which can be baked, boiled, fried or steamed before kids refuse to eat it
B is for BATHROOM: A room used by the entire family, believed by all except mom to be self cleaning.
C is for COMMITTEE: As in decision by committee, which will be decided when she has already decided how things are going to be.
D is for DATE: Infrequent outings with dad where mom can enjoy worrying about the kids in a different setting.
E is for EMPTY NEST: See WISHFUL THINKING.
F is for FABLE: A story told by a teenager arriving home after curfew.
G is for GUM: Adhesive for hair.
H is for HINDSIGHT: What mom experiences from changing too many diapers.
I is for INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
J is for JUNK: Dad's stuff.
K is for KISS: Mom's medicine
L is for LEMONADE STAND: Complicated business venture where mom buys powered mix, sugar, lemons, and paper cups, and sets up a table, chairs pitchers and ice for kids who sit there for three to six minutes and net a profit of 15 cents.
M is for MAYBE: No
N is for NONSENSE: What mom says your friends are full of.
O is for OVERSTUFFED RECLINER: Mom's nickname for dad.
P is for PANIC: What a mother goes through when the darn windup swing stops.
Q is for QUIET: A state of household serenity, which occurs before the birth of the first child and occurs again after the last child has left for college.
R is for REFRIGERATOR: Combination art gallery and air-conditioner for the kitchen.
S is for SPOILED ROTTEN: What the kids become after as little as 15 minutes with grandma and/or grand dad.
T is for TOWELS: See "FLOOR COVERING".
U is for UNDERWEAR: An article of clothing, the cleanliness of which ensures the wearer will never have an accident.
V is for VACATION: Where you take the family to get away from it all, only to find it there, too.
W is for WALLS: Complete set of drawing paper for kids that comes with every room.
X is for XOXOXOXOXO: Mom salutation guaranteed to make the already embarrassing note in a kid's lunchbox even more mortifying
Y is for "YIPPEE!": What mother shout the first day of school.
Z is for ZUCCHINI: Vegetable which can be baked, boiled, fried or steamed before kids refuse to eat it