Here is the very scientific test to determine if you are MOM.

Sure, once you have kids, you are a mother, but until this happens, you haven’t quite crossed over into Mom-hood.

1.  True or False, I have stuffed kleenex into the sleeve of my shirt or coat for later retrieval.

If you answered true, welcome to the club (I just joined today).  If you answered false, then we look forward to your arrival in the coming months or years.  We know you’ll join us someday. 

I seriously did this today.  I was packing the kids to get to gymnastics and I ran out of room in my  bags and pockets.  I thought, “Hmmm.  Maybe Mom had an idea here…”