Summer is almost here and I'm Sharing The Most Unhinged Parenting Hacks to Help you from May-September!

*My Mom used to tell me that McDonald's was closed because a kid pooped in the ballpit. My Mom also told me the park was closed because a kid pooped in the sandbox. She had a theme. Here are just a few of her most ridiculous, yet effective, hacks.

1.) Trying to shop with those crazy kiddos? My mom told me and my siblings that if we hid from her in the clothing racks at stores the employees would take us and turn us into mannequins. VWALA

2.) Messy playroom? My mom once hid all my dolls and stuffed animals and said they ran away 'cause my room was dirty. They sent a 'postcard' from another kid's clean room. When I cleaned [my room] they returned.

3.) Here's a newer one my mom uses on the grandkids. Whenever it's bedtime and they are watching Netflix, she changes the language to Spanish or German and tells them they don't understand 'cause they are too tired and it's bedtime!

4.) Going on a summer vacation? Our parents once told us that whining was illegal to while on vacation and when we'd hear sirens it meant someone must have been whining.

*Be sure you don't make the children afraid of the police. They're just doing their job...Wink.

5.) My mom used to tell us she was allergic to loud noises, so when she was overstimulated, she would say she was having an allergic reaction. It worked for far too long.

Good luck and God Bless!