It’s still Friday in my time zone. I can post this.
Seven things I didn’t anticipate parenthood would bring:
– Hearing, at the dinner table: “Emily is so lucky. She gets the greatest lunches. Sandwiches made with white bread.”
– Trying to convince a child who has slept just fine without a night light or any other sleep aid for eight years that no, she cannot listen to my iPod every night to ward off nightmares, without feeling like I’m adding yet another issue to her future psychotherapy bill.
– Conversations that end with me yelling, “Yes, it is your fault, because a retainer doesn’t just ‘fall out’! Now, you need to find it or I’m taking it out of your allowance for the next several YEARS!”
– Learning, after picking up several boxes on sale, that my youngest has suddenly decided she doesn’t like Kraft macaroni and cheese.
– Forcing myself to watch movies such as, “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” just to make the birthday girl happy.
– Having to ask, “Did you flush?” every time one of them emerges from the bathroom.
– Finding myself having to flush after them anyway.
2 comments
CateHahn says:
Jan 16, 2010
Ah, yes, parenting! Nothing prepares you for it. If you wait until you are old enough to handle it, you are too old. If you have children when you are young, you age twice as fast! I have to admit, I got lucky. My daughter doesn't usually cause me too much grief – yet. We'll see what age 16 brings!
Jen_R says:
Jan 16, 2010
I'm still going to have to be asking the flushing question three years from now?? I was hoping that they'd figure it out sooner or later.