Tell-tale Symptoms That You've Been Cooped up with Kids for Too Long
1. You ask your spouse what he/she wants on his/her "sammie", your child's name for a sandwich. You then ask if he/she wants squares or triangles. Or worse, automatically cut them into four child size portions and remove the crust.
2. You begin to treat inanimate objects as human--talking to shoes that won't tie, conversing with teddy bears about soap operas.
3. You serve dinner to guests on Banana in Pajama plates and hand them spoons to eat with.
4. If your spouse pauses while eating, you automatically say, "eat your dinner".
5. When you spouse mispronounces a word or uses incorrect grammar, you correct him/her.
6. When the phone rings, you stare at it gratefully; hoping any adult voice is on the line.
7. You automatically say, "cover your mouth" when you hear someone cough or sneeze - even at Walmart.
8. You find yourself singing along with songs from "Sesame Street".
9. You revert back to calling your parents Mommy and Daddy.
10. When at a party for adults, you come back from the bathroom and everyone is either staring at you or avoiding your eyes. Then you realize you had announced to the whole room where you were going and what you were going to do.
by Phyllis Edge-Williams