5 Ways You Know You’re a Parent of Young Children
There are many things that change when you have children. Some are expected. Others, you either can’t believe that other parents can manage it or sit there feeling like a failure because you can’t manage it.
Here are the things that still surprise me.
1.I feel like I’ve accomplished something by having a shower. By that, I really mean having a shower without small people either hurtling toys into the toilet while you shower or squirting toothpaste or shower gel around the bathroom. De-fuzzing is often a treat. So when you shave your legs and have to throw the razor away (after each leg), you know you’re a parent of young children.
2.Ahhh bedtime. That sacred time when you have a moment to yourself. It’s just your head is either fried from answering the ‘why’ questions for the 17th time or you are just so tired that it takes a good 20 minutes two hours before you realise Ben and Holly is still on the television and you’ve actually been enjoying it.
3.Before having children, your handbag was a sacred place. No one went in it, even when you gave them permission. Not only do little hands regularly rifle through your bag for dummies, snacks and toys but you actually dread putting your hand in there for fear of finding something sticky, mouldy or worse.
4.I used to regularly match my nail varnish to my outfit for work. Now, I’m lucky of they are all in tact. My nails are varying lengths with many stages of chips and, if you look closely, I probably painted over the last shade rather than take it off and start a fresh.
5.Your bedroom, once your sanctuary, now has a dedicated toy box, a Sooty DVD in the TV and you have to pick out various toys from your bed before you eventually collapse into it. You have even slept cuddling a Disney princess doll and thought phonics cards might be quite cooling stuck to your legs in summer.
*All of the above might be true.
**The piece of mouldy water melon found in my handbag definitely was true and disgusting.
lol with the random toys in your own bedroom, I am forever finding random pieces of russian dolls or transformers laying around our room. I smile (so long as I haven’t trodden on said toy) and then collapse into bed.
I actually managed to paint my finger nails this weekend and the occurance was so rare that my 3 year even commented “whats that on your fingers Mummy!” – usually theres no point as it won’t have time to dry before I’m having to wipe a bum or pick something up!! #maternitymondays
Haha life certainly changes when you have kids doesn’t it? So truexx
Great post! These days I chalk it up as a win if I have a shower without the soundtrack of a screaming baby!!
I love this and so true – my handbag (and car)is disgusting! I also feel a sense of achievement by having a shower – in fact I often find myself asking permission from my husband to get one…’am I ok to pop in the shower? I am not sure what I would do if he said no!#maternitymondays
I always ask permission too and it drives me mad. My husband just goes and has one! I will try just going next time and see what happens 😉
It’s crazy how many toys pieces you end up finding all over the house, and the particular ones that make their way to the bedroom are just funny. And oh, the relief of the bedtime ‘I made it through the day’. Though of course you’re so tired it often takes a while for things to really register. I can relate. 🙂 #MaternityMondays
YES to all of this! The amount of times I’ve sat down after putting our toddler to bed, I’ve then sat on the sofa with a variety of different children’s TV programmes playing for at least an hour because I’m far too tired to turn it over! Ridiculous 😀 #MaternityMondays
Laura x