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Honest-LEE taking the ten year challenge

The ten year challenge: comparing me BEFORE kids to me AFTER kids!

Everyone on social media is taking the ten year challenge, putting two pictures side by side. One picture is from ten years ago and the other is from present day. I decided to take the ten year challenge myself, except instead of pictures, comparing me BEFORE kids to me AFTER kids.

Me ten years ago: I’ll NEVER let my kid take over the t.v. They’ll watch what I watch.

Me now: can recite the movie Frozen backwards.

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Me ten years ago: My kids will eat what I eat. Picky eaters are SO annoying.

Me now: PLEASSEEEEEE just eat. Eat your soup. Oh you don’t want your soup? What do you want? Want cereal? Want a cookie? Please eat a cookie. It has eggs in it. Eggs are protein.

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Me ten years ago: My kids are going to play with real toys. No Ipads or phones!

Me now: where’s your ipad? Go get your ipad! There’s something really cool on there! Wana watch it? Go watch it! It’s so cool!

Me ten years ago: When I have kids, I’m going to dress them so cute.

Me now: you have clothes on? Cool. Let’s go.

Me ten years ago: I will let my kid cry it out.

Me now: What’s wrong? You wana come in mommy’s bed? Okay, come on in! see..all better!

Me ten years ago: kids shouldn’t change anything. I’m going to take my kids everywhere I go, like an accessory.

Me now: Why would I take you to CVS with me? CVS is a vacation.

Me ten years ago: I have a nail appointment at ten, a hair appointment at 12, and I’m going to the gym at 2.

Me now: Have I brushed my hair today?

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