For some people the word “YOLO” (You Only Live Once) sums up their 2012. For this mom, two buzz words sum up my 2012: vaginas, and politics. Well, so there you have it. (-:

10. “I can’t sleep because I’m afraid there might be another Ice Age.”
9. “That 3 minutes in the car listening to you talk about politics was the longest 3 minutes of my life.”
8. “May I be excused? I need to daydream.”
7. “I don’t mind it when you try to parent me. I just don’t like it when other people’s parents try to parent me.”
6. “You’re not going to talk about VAGINAS and POLITICS again, are you Mommy?”
5. “My generation just isn’t as “ettiquational” as yours was, Mom. Things are different now.”
4. “Mommy, did anyone ever tell you that you’d make a really good priest?”
3. “Mommy, when you talk I hear BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH vaginas BLAH BLAH BLAH politics BLAH BLAH BLAH.”
2. “Mommy, please don’t interrupt me when I’m going on a rampage.”
1. After I gave Ella a breakfast muffin in a napkin & she unwrapped it: “I’m so disappointed. I thought it was a Teacup Chihuahua.”