5 Parenting Rules Moms Should Break - Circle of Moms

"One day when you're a mother, you'll get to make the rules."  Oh how I longed for that day! 

I was not a rule breaker growing up.  In my Chinese American family, rules were very important. Without being the best rule follower, how else could you become the teacher's pet? 

Now that I'm a mother, I am the greatest rule inventor in the world.  "You can have 2 juices diluted with water a day."  "Gummy vitamins come AFTER pjs and medicine, no more discussion!"  And recently, "If you break this rule you will have NOTHING YOU WANT FOR THE REST OF THE DAY."  I hope that doesn't sound as desperate as I was in actuality.

So, when Circle of Moms asked me for a parenting rule that moms should break, I had to think for a moment.  What territory could I cede, without the lunatics taking over the asylum?  And then I remembered, that when my children ask for something spontaneous, and I let go of my plans for an evening, unexpected joy can result. 

Check out my contribution, and the wisdom of four other Top 25 Funny Moms, here.