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