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When does that magic moment come when you realize you're a bona fide parent?
You'll know it for sure when:

12. You eat dinner on dinosaur-decorated placemats.

11. You catch yourself singing the "Barney" theme song—in public.

10. You stop the tears by taping broken crayons back together.

9. You long for nothing more than a good night's sleep.

8. You buy jelly according to the characters on the jar.

7. You know the best way to scrape dried Cheerios off the floor.

6. You find out you never have to buy another Christmas ornament.

5. You share the storage closet with a miniature broom and vacuum cleaner.

4. You take phone messages in crayon.

3. You always buy the big pack of batteries—but you can never find one when you need one.

2. You find action figures in your washing machine.

1. You find yourself cutting your spouse's meat into bite-sized pieces.

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