The Toddler Years – A Series Of Tales And Tantrums
Everyone says having a newborn is hard; sleep deprivation, feeding every 3 hours…. These people have not had a toddler yet!
Yes ok, doing night feeds takes its toll, for some it lasts ages, for others it takes a couple of months. But babies do nothing! They eat, they sleep, they shit… Repeat for 24 hours.
Toddler parents are a whole different level of tired. A lucky few will have a toddler that sleeps through every night but this does not mean the parent is any less tired.
Have you ever wanted to go to bed at 7pm because you’re mentally exhausted? Have you ever drunk that much caffeine you’ve given yourself the shakes? No?
Toddlers are like a whole different species. You give birth to this perfect, tiny little bundle that has completely ruined your vagina/stomach/both (delete as appropriate). You spend days and nights awake, catering to its every whim and just as you think it’s getting easier…. BHAM!! Toddler!
Parenting a toddler is like trying to control a honey badger. They look quite cute but piss it off and it’ll drop a stink bomb and bite you so hard you need a tetanus jab and stitches. Possibly even plastic surgery.
The toddler learns its favourite word quite early on. The word “No” becomes commonplace in every household.
Parent: “We’re having pasta for dinner”
Toddler: “No!”
Parent’s inner monologue: “It wasn’t a question..”
The word “No” will also be said by the parent, many times a day.
*Toddler picks nose and goes to wipe it on the TV screen*
Parent: “No! Not on there!”
*Toddler does it anyway*
You could turn this into a drinking game: take a shot every time the word “No” gets said through the day.
*Disclaimer* don’t do this because you will die!
The Toddler Years – A Series
I have started this blog series as an insight in to toddlers and their behaviour. I don’t think any parents will necessarily learn anything from it but I think it will give new parents an opportunity to see what they have got themselves into. It’s also a nice realisation that you’re not the only one going through it, because we do imagine we are!
Every other week I will be having guest posts from other toddler wranglers who have stories to share about their precious little humans. Including one from my own Other Half.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank them in advance because I know first hand how much time toddler’s take up. Finding time to write additional blog posts is not easy!
So, let’s enjoy these posts about the toddler years and the fact that we’re not alone in our struggles with raising them.
19 Comments
Louise
Looking forward to reading more!! It is certainly a challenging time….and then hits the threenagers and the four year old who knows what he wants when he wants and won’t listen in the slightest….even when he’s wrong!! And I’ve got it all to go again with little miss. Ha ha. Really think I need to try and like coffee!
Carly Bloggs
😂😂 I’d say it gets easier but…. I’m now going through the prenager stage too and that is also…. interesting 🙈
Phil @ ParentingPhils
Literally just LOL’d (and cried) all the way through that 🤣🤣 Looking forward to the rest of the series! #toddlerssuck
Carly Bloggs
Thank you! I’m glad it can hit so many emotions 😂 #mytoddlerisadick #butilovehim
Shan
Seriously I forgot how difficult it was meandering back into the terrible twos. I thought I was a pro. But an eight year gap just made me complacent. I’d honestly forgotten. Or maybe it was just so traumatic my brain blacked it out? 😂😂
Carly Bloggs
I wonder the same!! I’m sure my daughter wasn’t quite so bad but I really can’t remember 😂
Shan
Seriously I forgot how difficult it was meandering back into the terrible twos. I thought I was a pro. But an eight year gap just made me complacent. I’d honestly forgotten. Or maybe it was just so traumatic my brain blacked it out? 😂😂
Jen @ The Frozen Mind
And just when you think you have it all under control…BAM…teenager! LOL
Basically the same as a toddler without the biting…if you are lucky!😉
Carly Bloggs
Yeah I’m in the prenager stage with my eldest 🙈 an 8 year gap was not as clever as I thought 😂
Jen @ The Frozen Mind
I don’t know! My girls were 2 years apart. Having 2 teenage girls in the house was insane!
No wonder I am going grey!
Carly Bloggs
Oh bless you!! I can imagine that was…. Interesting lol
lornsloves
Great post, and has put me off having kids for a good few more years 😂 x
lornsloves
This made me laugh! I look forward to reading more on toddlers and their antics! X
Kate
Well, I’m glad I don’t have children…. But I can’t wait to read this and smirk and snort 😀
Eline
Yeah, I’m feeling this. It’s so good to read that it is the same for others, too. But… I’m still tired 😀
Lucy At Home
This looks set to be an interesting series. Parenting is definitely a hundred times harder than I ever imagined…!
And someone else is looking forward to the series too because they chose to add this post to the BlogCrush linky for some extra exposure. Hurray! Feel free to pop by and grab your “I’ve been featured” blog badge 🙂 #blogcrush
Carly Bloggs
Aw that’s awesome! Having a look, I think I may know who it was too 😊 thanks Lucy!
Lydia
Up reading this at 4am as my toddler cries. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series. 😊
Carly Bloggs
Oh bless you 🙈