I think that all of us knew going into parenthood that this wouldn’t always be an easy job. That there would be moments of pure love, sheer joy, frustration, fear, sadness, and exhaustion. But maybe we didn’t understand that all of these things could happen in the span of one day (sometimes all within the same hour!). Here are a few more things that I didn’t expect about parenthood…
1. The ridiculous phrases that I seem to utter almost constantly
2. How annoying kid TV is…
3. Even if you think you know something about parenting…
4. That sometimes I would have to bodily hold one of my kids down…
5. That boys under the age of 16 can talk about farts ALL DAY LONG!
I mean, I didn’t grow up as a little boy, so maybe it is just my girl-ness that prohibits me from fully grasping the funny in this constant banter of fart-talk. But my kids find a way to turn every passage of gas as a full-on assault of a sibling. And if someone actually does let one fly on the sly…. it never goes unnoticed because everyone else has to ask “Who just farted?”. Why do we need to know?
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Twitter: BarbHoyer
August 21, 2012 at 7:57 am
I laughed when I read #4 because I have BEEN there. My 2nd son screamed bloody murder over a shot several years ago. I had to hold him down with the help of a nurse. I told my dh that he was taking that son for his shots next time.
Around the same time, my daughter made the statement that we still repeat about her today – “Mom, I love getting shots.” Not a peep from my daughter when she got her shots or when she had her ears pierced.
My pastor keeps telling me that I can write a book when I’m done…..
Barb @ A Life in Balance recently posted..5 things i didn’t expect about parenthood
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August 21, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Ha ha- we did the ear piercing this past December…. the same girl I had to hold down hysterically to do the blood draw yesterday was brave when it involved jewelry! (Hmm…. maybe the right type of bribe is in order the next time we have to have blood drawn!)
This list made me laugh. Kid TV is annoying and boys fart talk? Doesn’t stop, does it?
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August 21, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Thanks Angie….. I told my kids that I was writing about all of their fart-talk, and they informed me that they don’t plan to stop when they become teenagers. Lord- help me now!