It’s
February and you all know what that means. It’s flipping freezing out yes, but besides
that lovely fact it’s also the month of LOVE. Valentine’s Day is next week and
if you are anything like me you are planning a romance filled evening. There
will be flowers and lingerie and candles. Bwahahahahahahaha What? Yeah. No. Don’t
get me wrong I love some good romance just like the next gal. (Magic Mike
anyone or perhaps some 50 Shades of Grey)
but let’s be honest once you have kids Valentine’s Day becomes a day full of
Spiderman heart cards and Princess Elsa chocolates.
So how do
you keep the romance alive? Well I always said I would never be with a man who
did not make me laugh and I have to say I kept my word on that one. My husband
and I are constantly laughing. Let’s be honest, raising kids can be a constant
comedy routine. It can also be a constant pull your hair out and bang your head
against the wall kind of thing so we try to choose the comedy most days. Kids
are full of funny material. They say and do funny things constantly. Half the
time you might not even realize it’s funny until you and your husband are lying
in bed that night laughing so hard neither of you can talk.
There are
also a ton of funny parents out there. This is pretty much a direct result of
all the funny kids who are making said parents bang their heads against the wall.
If you don’t believe me you have to give The Big Book of Parenting Tweets a
read. It’s basically all the proof you need that funny parents exist wrapped up in a
beautiful little book. (Did I mention I’m in it?!)
I came up
with the perfect way for you to spend Valentine’s Day this year. Put those
little monsters comedians to bed, open up the cocktail of your choice, make
some popcorn, find a spot on the couch with your spouse and get reading.
Laughter really does bring you closer.
Here is
where it gets fun: A GIVEAWAY. Who doesn’t like free stuff? Hell I get excited
when I open the mailbox and find a free sample of laundry detergent. I might
need to get out more but I digress. Send me your funniest kid related material
in 140 characters or less and you will be entered to win a FREE copy of The Big Book of Parenting Tweets signed by yours truly. I can’t promise you my
signature will be worth anything one day but are you really willing to take
that chance? No of course not.
Send your
funny “tweet” to me via Twitter, by commenting on this blog post or by
commenting on the Facebook thread. I will then choose the top 10 and the winner
will be chosen by a top secret panel of judges (okay my fellow contributors in the
book). All submissions have to be in by
February 20th. (That gives you enough time to recoup from all the
Valentine’s Day romance laughter. What are you waiting for? Get writing.
Looking for
some inspiration so you can find your funny?
