Have You Been Cooped Up

with the Kids Too Long?

By Phyllis Edge-Williams

1. You ask your husband what he wants on his "sammie", a child's name for
a sandwich. You then ask if he wants squares or triangles. Or worse,
automatically cut them into four child size portions and remove the crusts.

2. You begin to treat inanimate objects as human -- talking to shoes that
won't tie and conversing with teddy bears about soap operas.

3. You serve dinner to guests on Bananas in Pajamas plates and hand them
spoons to eat with.

4. If your husband pauses while eating, you automatically say, "Eat your
dinner."

5. When your spouse mispronounces a word or uses incorrect grammar, you
correct him.

6. When the phone rings, you stare at it gratefully; hoping any adult
voice
is on the line-even a telemarketer.

7. You automatically say, "Cover your mouth" when you hear someone cough or
sneeze - even at Wal-Mart.

8. You find yourself singing along with songs from "Sesame Street" (or
"Blues Clues"! )

 9. You revert back to calling your parents Mommy and Daddy.

10. When at a party for adults, you come back from the bathroom and
everyone
is either staring at you or avoiding your eyes. Then you realize you had
announced to the whole room where you were going and what you were going to
do.