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20 Ways to Drive a Working Mom Crazy

By Olivia Briggs - December 20, 2018

As we well know, working moms are our own breed, with specific needs, wants, desires and big old red buttons that when pushed can elicit an eruption of volcanic proportions. It’s not just the stress, or the ridiculously tight scheduling, the long hours or the mind-bending exhaustion; it’s the fact that while working moms are trying to “have it all,” they’re also trying to be really awesome moms, and all of those sometimes-conflicting goals can be seriously overwhelming.

But this article isn’t for working moms. This one is for all the kids, spouses, parents, co-workers and bosses of working mothers, who love, tolerate and depend on them to keep their own lives on track. It’s not always easy having or being married to a working mother. We expect a lot from ourselves, and so expect a lot from those around us. But could you do us a solid and avoid these totally unnecessary situations to keep us sane and functioning?

 

Waiting until Mom has you and your siblings all buckled up in your respective car seats before telling her you have to pee.

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Asking your hardworking, exhausted daughter when she plans on having another baby.

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Leaving the gas tank in your wife’s car on empty on a Sunday night.

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Changing Mom’s ringtone to “Eye of the Tiger,” and turning all alerts on full blast right before a big meeting.

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Accidentally deleting all the saved passwords on your wife’s computer.

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Showing your working mom co-worker all the pictures you took of your dog last night.

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Deciding the day of your mom’s big presentation is a great time to get suspended from school.

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Giving your highly educated daughter unsolicited career advice.

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Asking your wife why she’s in such a hurry … Every. Single. Day.

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Deciding that 5 a.m. is a perfectly reasonable time to ask your mom to make you breakfast.

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Deciding that the chores your wife just asked you to do can wait until next Thursday.

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Asking your working mom employee if she wouldn’t mind staying a few hours late … with zero notice.

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Using your wife’s travel coffee mug in the morning because you left yours at work.

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Going through your mom’s meticulously packed work bag and taking whatever you want.

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Putting your wife’s “good bra” in the dryer … along with her favorite sweater.

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Leaving the lunch your mom packed for you in the car … all weekend.

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Sneaking into Mom and Dad’s room in the middle of the night and stealing all the damn covers.

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Forgetting to tell your wife that your mother’s coming to visit for the weekend.

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Ignoring all the fresh food and leftovers in the fridge and going straight for the frozen chicken nuggets … Every. Freakin’. Time.

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Deciding to give yourself a makeover … with all of Mommy’s most expensive makeup.

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