5 Things the Toddler Manual Left Out

Most parents will understand when I say that there comes a point when
your beautiful bouncing baby, turns from being cute to an absolute
head case…

1.  Your child has decided that in public places is where they would
like to shame you the most… Scenario 1, you are standing at the bus
stop and your child finds it the best time to say that swear word you
thought they didn’t hear. Not only have they mastered it without
uttering it before but they scream it at the top of their lungs… To
the dismay of the public you now look like Vicky Pollard

2. Your child runs around supermarkets and when you try and tell them
off, they scream at the top of their lungs and run to the nearest
stranger. As they cling to their legs, they look back at you and
smirk.

3. Your child has decided instead of calling you mummy or daddy, that
they will now refer to you only by your first name. When you try to
correct them they laugh hysterically and then call the post man daddy
(This really happened…)

4. You stick your kid in their cot and find that they not only have
learnt to climb out of the cot but now take pleasure in creeping
around the house and standing in dark corridors until you notice they
are there.

5. Finally… the trouser scandal as it is called… Every toddler does
it! You get to the most public place you can think of… hmmmm a party?
The theatre? Your child decides to whip their trousers down and leg
it… Moments like these brace yourself and walk the other way