Tag: toddlers

The Painted Toes

“We need to clean that stuff off his toes after the bath, it’s embarrassing.” When I heard my husband yell this from the bathroom, at first I was confused, because I had just clipped K’s toenails the day before and was pretty sure they were clean. Then I […]

Mommy Has a Potty Mouth

Yesterday while driving a car cut me off and I yelled “Shit!”Immediately from the backseat I hear “Shit! Shit! Mommy Shit!” Shouted with great enthusiasm.Silently, I think: Shit. Shit. Shit. Now I’m perplexed. What AM I supposed to yell if “shit” is off the table, along with all […]

Living by a new set of rules

Nothing makes sense anymore. In my old, pre-baby life, if someone asked me for waffles, I’d make them waffles and we’d be good. Now if the child asks for waffles, I end up with screams of despair and cold waffles and I’m still not really sure where I […]

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The Real Reason Toddlers Have Tantrums

My 2-year-old is going through some intense development right now, and the resulting tantrums are quite impressive. I am lucky they are short-lived because the decibel level of the screams could possibly cause some eardrum issues. If I have any future hearing loss, I’ll be telling my son […]