You know you’re a Canadian Mom when….

You know you’re a Canadian Mom when….

 


You’ve bought toys with Canadian Tire money

Your kids beg you for Smarties and Pop

You consider whether the kids Halloween costumes will fit over a snowsuit

Your car or garage doubles as extra fridge space in the winter

You think it’s too cold in the winter, too hot in the summer

You grew up on Timbits and so are your kids

Your kids can drink legally while still a teen.

You talk about the weather with friends and strangers alike

You’ve given the kids Homo Milk

Your kids understand that the word “Car!” involves moving a hockey net.

You get excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.

You were sad when Ernie Combs a.k.a Mr Dress Up died

You serve your kids poutine for lunch

You knit your kids toques

Someone in a Home Depot offers you assistance… and they don’t work there

Your kids get exercise in the Winter by shoveling the driveway

You think nothing of hurling your two year old off a snowy cliff while out tobogganing 

 

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  1. You know when you’re a Canadian Mom when you always have a bottle of maple syrup in the house for pancakes and waffles!

  2. I love this list! I can relate to every one of these.

    Last week my 5 year d asked if we could go to “Timmy’s” and get a treat. This past weekend I tried to push my 14 month old down our bunny sledding hill (2 feet of descent) and realized that an appropriate sledding age really is 2….so I let our 2 year old go for a good ride 🙂

  3. Caroline M. says

    too funny, I love it, I’m sending this to my sister who moved to Wisconsin, where I’m sure she can still relate to this list.

  4. Whispered Inspirations says

    I love these! I was gonna say poutine too!!! Hilarious, it was “fake” snowing here in Orlando. Kinda miss the real stuff, kinda!

  5. You know you’re a Canadian Mom when:
    One of the first things your child learns to “read” is the logo for Tim Horton’s.
    You try to find rhymes to end the ABC song with Zed.
    You serve your kids milk from a bag.

  6. Buy milk by the bag
    you know french nursery rhymes
    you play outside with the kids, hear Skidoos in a distance

  7. Haha! Oh, I LOVE this post, Jen!!! Proud to be a Canadian Mama! xo

  8. Can certainly relate to a lot of these! Why just the other day I did in fact hurl my two year old (at her insistence) off a snow cliff.

    You also know you are a Canadian mom (especially in the prairies and in the country) if you are familiar with the concept of putting bread bags in rubber boots. In fact we might need a “You know you are a Saskatchewan mom when…..” list!

    • lol funny! are the bread bags to keep your feet dry?

      • Yep! I remember when my cousin was young and her parents had bought her a brand new pair of rubber boots (Strawberry Shortcake I believe). She came home from school in tears because she wanted bread bags in her boots like all of the other kids…..

  9. you have fed your kids Beaver Tails as a treat

  10. Insane Mamacita says

    LOL! Love it! Proud to be a Canadian mommy!

  11. I love this! I am not Canadian – yet – but my kids are and it sure feels like I am adapting well according to this list. So far I am down to 9 out of 12 on that list, and I’ve been in Canada for 5 years only!

    I’d also add maple syrup as a staple for pancakes, and generally cooking and root beer.

  12. OK what is a toques? Can you tell I am not Candiaian?

  13. Omg I love this! You know you are a Canadian mom from Winnipeg when you still drink Slurpees in -30 degree weather! 😉

  14. THIS is hilarious!!!
    Personally, I know I have at least 100 pairs of gloves.mittens etc and can never find a match.
    Dang winters!!! xox

  15. LOL can totally relate to the snow ones here in Vermont!

  16. This list is adorable! I refuse to go outside in the Michigan Winter so no snow for me. haha! I am pretty lame. 🙂

  17. i hate winter!!! lol

  18. I love #3 and #4!! And I remember the first time I heard my Canadian friend say “homo milk.” I was like, what?! lol

  19. This is too funny! Here in the US we do some of these things too!!

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