The one thing all parents have in common is the lack of sleep. It is something strangers can bond over and it unites the entire parenting nation. So I thought we could play a game of Tired Mummy (or Daddy!) Bingo! Simply play along and see if you can fill your card!
9. You have employed the childminding services of Doc McStuffins/Peppa Pig/Paw Patrol.
29. Skipped bath time and given your child a wet wipe wash instead.
42. Have accidentally left your child in the car.
56. Have put your child’s clothes on back to front.
67. Have put your own clothes on back to front or inside out.
8. You pretend it is later than it is and move bedtime earlier….some extra sleep will do them good anyway.
21. Your normally embargoed car keys are freely given to your child, if it means they are quiet FOR. A. MINUTE.
41. You hand over you precious mobile phone as a source of child entertainment.
48. You encourage imaginative play, by playing ‘sleeping’ with your child.
73. You forgot to pick your child up from nursery/school/friend’s house – delete as appropriate (an oldie but a goodie!).
12. Turning up to a birthday party a day early.
23. Turning up to a birthday party a day late…. (not as easy to gloss over this one…).
46. You have spent some time trying to get into your car, only to realise it is not actually your car, just one that looks like your car…
75. You have lost your car in a car park, having not the foggiest idea where you left it.
14. You have then resorted to locking and unlocking your car to try and help you locate it.
28. You have done a complete supermarket shop and had a spot of lunch, only then realising the car keys are on the car roof and not in your pocket… (not at all from personal experience…honestly….)
35. You have taken your child to the park, realising once there, that they have no shoes on.
57. Spent ages looking for your car keys, to later find them in the fridge.
64. You have driven off leaving your phone on the roof of your car.
2. You have driven further to a pay at the pump petrol station, as you can’t face getting your child out of and then back in the car seat.
30. You have cursed your friends for being late to a play date, then realised you are in the wrong place.
40. You have left the car keys in the ignition over night (you know who you are!).
51. You have eaten cereal for dinner as you can’t be bothered to cook.
72. You have pretended to be asleep so your partner has to get up for the kids.
Did you get a line or a full house? Or are you very virtuous with a near empty card?
Original image: Lisa Yarost