Being a parent is hard, whether you are single, a mom, a dad - it doesn't matter. As parents we are always selling ourselves short. This fact has lead me to create, the parenting game. Our days are full of miniature victories that we aren't always crediting ourselves for.
My game contains no opportunity for negative points, only positive ones; and everyone is a winner. For every item on the list you've done you only gain more points.
My "list" isn't perfect but there's only so much I can include before the list becomes incredibly tedious. Values are randomly assigned. It's for fun people.
Category/Item Points
General Morning Stuff
Wake up 10
There's no pee in your bed 40
If there is pee - you aren't laying in it 30
If they pee'd during the night, you actually got up and put down a towel 35
Got dressed 50
Before 9AM 60
Before noon 50
This is the first time you've worn the clothes you put on
(they aren't days old) 100
All of your clothes were put on properly the first time
(nothing backwards or inside out) 150
"Every day" stuff
Went to the bathroom 50
By yourself 85
More than once 150
Took a nap 200
Took a shower 100
Without kids 150
With your significant other 175
Brushed your teeth 60
Washed your face 60
Flossed 200
Your hair makes some sort of actual "socially acceptable" sense 70
Left the house 150
Alone 200
If you didn't leave the house alone, everyone was properly buckled in 50
Your childrens hair is done 70
Your children still have hair 85
Had a conversation that didn't involve your children
(speaking to or about them) 75
Got up in the middle of the night to handle any form of child drama 60
Got up more than once 70
Got up more than three times 100
Your kids survived the day (scathed or unscathed) 666
You survived 1000
Dropped children off someplace 50
Picked them up 60
On time 65
Meals
Ate breakfast 50
It was still hot 60
It was luke warm 40
It was cold 30
It was the last of your kids breakfast 25
Got to eat all of it by yourself 100
It was leftover take out 110
It was actual takeout 115
Ate lunch 50
It was hot 60
It was luke warm 40
It was cold 30
It was the kids leftovers 25
Got to eat all of it by yourself 100
It was leftover take out 110
It was actual takeout 115
Ate dinner 50
It was hot 60
It was luke warm 40
It was the kids leftovers 30
Got to eat all of it by yourself 25
It was leftover take out 100
It was actual takeout 115
Your kids didn't ingest any non-food items 50
They only ingested one non-food item 40
Fed your child one meal 50
Fed your child two meals 60
Fed your child three meals 70
Fed them snacks 60
Kept their cups full 55
Cooked a meal 50
Cooked two meals 60
Cooked an excess of three meals 80
House And Home
Cleaned your house in excess of 30 minutes
(total time or consecutive minutes) 30
Cleaned your house in excess of 60 minutes 60
Said cleaning was related to some sort of child nastiness
(vomit, poop, next level colossal mess) 666
Did at least one of load of laundry to completion
(wash and dry - it can still be in the dryer) 250
Did all of the laundry 600
Did half of the laundry 125
Thought about doing some laundry 25
Moved clothing out of the dryer that's been there for an excess of 12 hours 25
Moved clothing that's been in there for an excess of 24 hours 30
Moved clothing that's been in there for an excess of 36 hours 35
Piled your laundry someplace in the house to put away 25
It's piled someplace your pets can't get to it 30
It's piled someplace your kids can't get to it 30
Nothing got to it 55
Put away piled up laundry 100
Some of which is actually folded 150
Cleaned up a mess your child made immediately after your discovery of it 200
Work And Random Things
Wrote a blog post 50
Actually posted it 60
Were only interrupted once 65
Were only interrupted twice 50
Didn't yell when you were interrupted 65
Went to work 90
Came home from work 150
Didn't hide in your car before coming in 200
Didn't take longer to come home to hide out 200
Picked something up for your family on the way home 50
Got a workout 250
Congratulations parent. Pat yourself on the back and we'll see you for the next round first thing in the morning - or whenever your kids wake up.
