Almost every day, your children will teach you a new lesson! I thought I would share some of the lessons I have learnt by being a parent with you.
Daily life...
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| Hidden motives? Dominic and Makayla |
3. If a child falls, they will cry... However, they will first check to see the parents reaction beforehand to see how much sympathy they can milk out of it!
4. No matter how big and macho a man thinks he is, if a toddler hands a pretend telephone to him, he will always put it to his ear and say "Hello?!".
Cleaning and decorating...
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| Your hoover sucks, Mum! |
5. No matter how good your vacuum cleaner is, a 6 month old baby will always find bits on the floor shortly after you have hoovered it!
6. When choosing carpets, always go for dark colours as they are the best colours to hide the dirt kids will bring to them. Avoid white or cream at all costs!
6. When choosing carpets, always go for dark colours as they are the best colours to hide the dirt kids will bring to them. Avoid white or cream at all costs!
7. Re-decorating your house when you have a child under 5 is pointless - they will be more than happy to "help" you strip your wallpaper off the walls, or add interesting crayon patterns to your decor - even if you don't want them to!
Other observations...
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| Woo! This box is great! |
8. Despite a slide having a perfectly good set of steps or ladders to climb up, a child will always attempt to clamber up the 'slippy' part instead!
9. No matter what present you get for a child, they will usually think the box that it came in is much more fun to play with than the present inside!
10. For the first 12 months or so, a parent will look forward to their child being able to walk and talk...
However, after these milestones have been reached, a parent will forever want their child to sit down and shut up!
Have I missed any parenting lessons out? Do you have any other advice you wish to share? Please leave your comments below!
- TheLittlerich.
