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Man-to-Man Coverage

I was talking to my friend JD today and I mentioned that I now understand why she and so many other smart and sane moms that I know only have two kids (not saying that those of you with more than two are insane)… Then I joked saying you know- the people who don’t have any kids and don’t want any- they have it all figured out and know shit that we didn’t figure out til we had a little being running around our hose telling us what to do.

“Man-to-Man Coverage” is how JD refers to her two-child household. If you are not familiar with the term, man-to-man coverage is a football term referring to the DBs (defensive backs) each being assigned to a specific receiver. Hence, man-to-man.

Having a two child household, JD and her husband are man-to-man with the kids. If JD is dealing with a toddler throwing an “I don’t wanna” tantrum, then her husband is “assigned” to the other kiddo making sure that he doesn’t also try to make all hell break loose in the house.

I tell ya, that JD is one smart cookie.

I used to think I wanted lots of kids, then I met Baby C. God help the teacher who has her in their class, because I am already foreseeing many phone calls to the tune of: Baby C hit, kicked, pushed, shoved, yelled at, threw something at, took something from someone.

She is complete bad ass.

And while I’m sure that her badass-ness will serve her well into her adulthood, BOY is it a pain in the ass for those of us that have to deal with her now. Throwing herself on the damn floor every chance she can get. Uhhh Broadway, here she comes.

Back to my point. Two kids would be plenty. Man-to-man coverage is so necessary.

My thought process is like this: You can’t have one, cause then their badass-ness will drive you crazy for the rest of your life. So, you give the kid a friend and have baby #2. The kid has a sense of purpose cause now s/he has someone to boss around (and it ain’t me). Social skills can be built, these would hopefully include interaction w/peers, sharing, etc.

That’s it. Conversation done. Legs Case closed.

Two will be the perfect number. For us.

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