"I am My Mother!"

Today was the first day in about 4 days where we were able to leave the house. The snow has been very bad, fierce even. It would snow all day long, freeze at night then snow on top of the day old snow in the morning. I am used to Central Oregon where it snows then the sun comes out. This was nonstop clouds, grey, cold, and snow.
So this morning as I was getting the kids ready for our much anticipated adventure outside, I made that dreadful realization that happens in movies all the time. It hit me like a bult of lightning right as the words left my mouth I realized "I am becoming my mother". Which I guess isnt all that bad but let me explain the scence.
Ece and Ege have been sick for the past couple days and therefore eating time is a struggle. They sit infront of the TV and it distracts them so much that they end up not eating their food. So of course I sit in front of them and try to feed them while their eyes are glues to the screen. Even if I say their names they act like they cannot hear me. So my next move is to say "this TV is too distracting we are turning it off while you eat." PING! epiphany number one, I keep it to myself and chalk it up as a slip of the tounge. 5 minutes late when they are still not eating and only drinking their milk and then complaining that they are too full I say, "No more milk if you are only going to drink it to get full!" Deja vu number two! This time I say to Huma "Oh my god my mom always said that to us, I have officially become my mother!" (Mom you are laughing right now, saying "I told you I was right"). Well we had a good laugh over it then went on with our day and realized that I still do what my mom told me not to do all those years ago, except that instead of filling up on milk I chose coffee as my vice. Oh well.