Admit it—moms are pretty amazing. It’s like they come out of the birthing suite not just as a mother but as a superhero who is able to perform extraordinary tasks in a single bound. Moms are strong, smart and able to hold the family together. I think it’s only right to call moms superheroes when they’re performing near miracles for their families, every single day. Are you a supermom? How many of these powers do you have?
1. Healing
Moms are great at fixing up boo-boos. They know how to bring down fevers, clean cuts and treat burns. Moms also know when an injury or illness is more serious and know when to take their child to a doctor or the hospital.
2. Intuition
Moms just know when their kids are up to no good. It’s like a sixth sense. Moms will always catch their kids red-handed eating cookies in the pantry. They know when something bad is going to happen to their kids, just because they feel something isn’t right.
3. Super hearing
Moms can tell when their kid is up to no good because the noise they’re making actually diminishes when they’re being the most troublesome. We can tell when glitter is being poured on the carpet without so much as a whisper. Moms are also able to recognize their child’s cry and the specific way they scream “MOMMY!” in a room filled with other children.
4. Extra strength
Moms have superhuman strength—how else is it possible for them to carry their 45-pound preschooler for miles when they refuse to walk or go up five flights of stairs while carrying groceries?
5. Organization
Only moms can keep a family on schedule. Some moms use paper calendars and diaries, others their trusty phones. Some just have an amazing memory—whatever the way a mom stays on track, it’s a superhuman feat to get everyone where they’re meant to be, with the equipment they need, every single day.
6. Dishonesty detector
Moms can always tell when their child is lying. So don’t even bother trying, you’ll never get away with it.
7. Multitasker
While there are studies that show multitasking is not actually effective, clearly the study wasn’t on moms, who are powered with the ability to breastfeed, assist children with homework and cook dinner—all at the same time.
8. X-ray vision
It’s only moms who are able to tell—on the other side of a closed-door—that their child is not getting ready for bed but playing instead.
9. Superhuman reflexes
A mom might not have been the sportiest kid when at school but suddenly, on giving birth, women are gifted with reflexes so fast that they find themselves shooting out a limb and saving their kids from toppling out of cribs, off benches and off playground equipment.
10. Finder of lost things
Moms know where everything in the house is. Nothing is ever lost, just ask mom and she’ll know where it is.
11. Being right
It’s pretty amazing, isn’t it? How do moms manage to be right about everything?
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