Karma is a bitch - Marijana Lučić Brailo

Updated: Apr 23, 2022

When I did not have my own children, I used to tell my sister when she would yell at her own: “Why don’t you just explain it nicely?” She was obviously waiting for her moment of glory; ten years later, when I was yelling at my own children, she just said: “Why don’t you just explain it nicely?”
Do you really need a lot of time to fold the laundry? What is that giant stack doing in the room? Ten years later: (see enclosed image)
What is wrong with these women? When they have two or more children, they immediately cut their hair short. Me after ten years: (see enclosed image)
I wonder if we do have the possibility to give birth to twins, why don’t we also get four hands?
With one child, I discovered how much work I can do with one hand, and when I had three, with my teeth.
To sleep like a baby. Meaning: to not sleep at all.
There is always butter in the refrigerator. It serves as first aid for injuries.
Getting up at 4 or 5 in the morning just to drink my coffee and read a couple of pages before the crew wakes up.

My mum’s pieces of advice:

(Only the first one has been taken)

When you come home from work, take some time to rest. Ten minutes. Then pick up your kids from day care.
When leaving the house, make sure everything is tidy.
While doing one thing, let the other thing do itself. For example, while preparing lunch, let the washing machine do the laundry.
You can easily see when something ironed is wrinkled, and when something already wrinkled is wrinkled.
Do not let everybody know you.
Do not climb a branch on which you cannot stand.
You will see when you have one of your own (children).
Be graceful.