Kids, no matter the age, can teach us a lot about life. Being the parent of a toddler can teach us more than we can imagine. Here are 14 life truths I never would have understood without my 2-year-old, Jamie:
1) Years of standing next to amplifiers at rock and roll concerts could not prepare me for the decibel level on a full-blown temper tantrum.
2) Let it Go is pretty much audio crack. Once a 2-year-old hears a song they like, they will be upset when you determine the millionth time listening is enough. Be prepared to hear the words “More?” and “Again?”
3) The answer to whether they want another book read at bedtime is always yes. The answer to whether they want to go to bed is always no.
4) It is possible to count every blade of grass, pick up every stick and point out every bird on a four-block walk.
5) What tasted good for dinner last week can easily become a point of contention for dinner this week.
6) A channel where a cartoon character reads the morning news might just be the perfect generational compromise.
7) Everything is “mine.” Nothing is yours. Not even if you make the mortgage or car payments. My house, my car, my slide, my hug, my food.
8) When you incorrectly enter the password to your iPhone enough times, it locks you out for three minutes.
9) Kids can open apps on your phone or turn the television on and off, but cannot find their mouth while eating spaghetti.
10) The most interesting toy a toddler owns is the one they are being asked to share – even if it hasn’t been played with in the previous six months.
11) The mood that they are in directly correlates with how much food is on their face during mealtimes.
12) The harder it is to do something (like lift them over your head) the more they will want it done.
13) Just because a toddler knows how to talk doesn’t mean there is any logic to what he or she is saying.
14) The one place that’s not toddler-proofed is the first place they will go. They have radar for it.
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That cartoon news anchor thing… You need to pitch that. There are PLENTY of people who want to keep abreast of current events without seeing the violent imagery common to a normal news show, and many of those people have kids.
90% of the news I watch would actually be fine for Liam to see, but I never watch it with him because of that other 10%. I’d gladly lose that 10% if it meant I could watch the news when Liam’s home, and a cartoon character reading it while whacky stuff went on would TOTES work!