35″ of Accountability

We were talking in my Bible Study group about the importance of having an accountability partner, or someone who can keep you on the straight-and-narrow.  My guess is that most women would find a fellow adult female to rock out this gig with, but I have found myself seeking the much more convenient companionship of my 2 yr. old son.  Convenient b/c he is always. with. me.  So, it works.

Isaac, as most young kids do, thrives on consistency.  Every day the same routine, the same as yesterday was and the same as tomorrow will be.  So when the other morning I did not feel like exercising (I repeat, I DID NOT FEEL LIKE EXERCISING) and he starts immediately chiming post-breakfast, “Mommy essersize.  Mommy essersize.”, I had little choice but to cue up Jillian Micheals.  After working up a good sweat with my DVD gal pal and knowing Elyse was well settled into her morning nap, I was dying to heist some crazy things off my to-do list like kick up a load of laundry or whisk some stinky diapers out to the garbage.  My Accountability Partner had other plans. “Mommy shaa-war, Mommy shaa-war.”  As mentioned before, I despise showering and will “postpone” until I absolutely must leave the house, so here we again having my son spur me onto greater heights of humanity (or at least cleanliness).  I exercised.  I showered.  And I have no one to thank except my 2 yr. old son.  If you’re looking for an excuse to procreate; you’ve been served.  Kids keep it real–without ANY variation 🙂

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Meredith

Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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