I am a member if a fabulous “mamma village” Facebook group. It is the kind of group that anyone can ask anything; from tantrum toddlers, to holiday tips to poo questions, to toilet training antics. Yes, anything goes.
It was just the other day that someone asked, “Is there anything you have found yourself doing with your kids that you swore you would never do as a parent”. Ha! Of course, there is something everyone has done that they thought they wouldn’t. This week, I thought I would never toilet train my child with a potty – just go straight to the toilet. Yep, that failed. I was there tipped wee and poo into the toilet.
AND, you would have seen us all dance, scream, play songs, read books inside and outside of the toilet to encourage the little man on the toilet.
There were some ripper comments about what others thought they wouldn’t do. Some of my highlights from other Mummas include:
1. Let them walk around with a snotty nose! After cleaning it 5000 times in a row I get over it & let it hang a while longer!
2. Saying word for word some of the things mum said to us… Caught myself saying to my 5yo ‘if you behave like a baby I will treat you like a baby’.
3. Compromise our connection by checking Facebook while breastfeeding.
4. I always thought I would never get tired of playing imaginary games with my children..
5. Being ‘that mum’ who always talks about her kid and shows pics off to anyone who’ll look in the direction of my phone.
6. Leave the house looking like a hobo with messy hair and food on my clothes.
7. Promising my dd chocolate for breakfast if she stayed in bed all night! It worked 200% better than stickers!!!
Yep, I can totally relate. I have to admit, the chocolate idea does sound like a good one. But then again, I say today I would “never” do that, yet you may see me temp this if I need that extra sleep in past 6am.
So, spill.. what have you thought you would never do as a parent but found yourself doing….
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