In a game of truth or dare, I’ll always pick truth. Here goes nothing on truths about parenting:
You can either run a house or play with your kids
I have a favorite kid (it changes daily)
Your kids have a favorite parent (it probably doesn’t change)
I say “hurry up,” “wait a minute” and “in just a second” more times than I can count each day
Your life will revolve around your kids, no matter how hard you try to “fit them in” to the life you already have
You will be jealous of the social lives of your non-kid friends
Date night will probably end with you going to Target, because you can shop faster with no kids
Some days you will wish you didn’t have kids
You will question the name you gave your kid
You’ll “accidentally” forget to brush the kid’s teeth, just so you can get bedtime done faster
Whatever rules you’ve come up with will be hard to enforce
Some days you’ll want to be a friend instead of a parent
You will spend most of your dates calculating how much the sitter cost
My oldest just wrote his name in the dust on our bathroom mirror
You will always feel like you are failing at something
You’ll agree to lay down with your kid at bedtime, just so you can get a nap
Some days the TV, iPad, phone ARE the best babysitter
You may go years before realizing what the tabs inside toddler shorts are for
I had to scrub my kids’ toes with a toothbrush in the bath after an outdoor weekend. Then I found the youngest brushing his teeth with the same brush.
Some days you can’t wait to get the kids out the door to school, and then you miss them when they’re gone
Putting sunscreen on is the worst
You will miss at least 1/5 of the medication doses you are supposed to give over the course of a week
You will hug and kiss and tell your kids you love them more than you will your partner
There will be things you don’t understand until you do, and then you’ll feel stupid
The days are long but the years are short
Despite the above, you would do it all over again in a heartbeat
What would you add to the list? Getting it off your chest will feel good!
