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10 Things Parenting Taught Me That You Won’t Be Able To Learn From Any Book

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My name is Lee and that little troublemaker you see there is Ava.

We’ve got this sort of tag-team thing going on here. A sort of good cop, bad cop, little and large, slim and not-so-slim… tall and… well, you get it…

I’ve been journaling our journey through this new world of ours over on Instagram and have been making a point of keeping it as real as I can. Yes, there may be a little photoshop wizardry on a few photos but that sick you’ll see – that’s real. Very real and so is me getting pulled apart daily by an ever increasingly active tornado of a toddler.

You’ll read about me not having a clue, asking endless questions and quite quickly realising that there are some things those books and YouTube videos just don’t tell you…

So that’s where I come in and that’s where this post comes in. Yes, it’s only 10 but at least it’s a head start. I’m currently working on the other 934, 454, 210 things you’ll need to know – but I’ll save that for a future article!

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#1

Having Time To Get Ready In Peace Is All But A Distant Memory

Having Time To Get Ready In Peace Is All But A Distant Memory

Final score:

33points

Glowdaddy 6 years ago

Who doesn't put the sink under the mirror?

12points

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#2

Your House Will Soon Become A Storage Unit For Toys

Your House Will Soon Become A Storage Unit For Toys

Final score:

29points

Diver Driver 6 years ago

Only if you let it.

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#3

The Fun And Games Are Over (Well For You & Your Lego Collection)

The Fun And Games Are Over (Well For You & Your Lego Collection)

Final score:

25points

samroonin 6 years ago

Legos, for small kids, called Duplos.

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#4

Forget About Collecting Stickers For Any Soccer Tournaments

Forget About Collecting Stickers For Any Soccer Tournaments

Final score:

22points

Patti 6 years ago

Wow those kids are really tall to get the sticker so high up on the wall

1point

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#5

I Told You. There's No Getting Away From Laundry

I Told You. There's No Getting Away From Laundry

Final score:

22points

Chelle Jones 6 years ago

Look ma, a camel ride.

1point

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#6

You'll Become A Toy, Just Like Everything Else In The World

You'll Become A Toy, Just Like Everything Else In The World

Final score:

19points

Chelle Jones 6 years ago

Lets play Mr. Potato Dad ..

2points

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#7

You'll Become An Object Of Ridicule

You'll Become An Object Of Ridicule

Final score:

18points

Chelle Jones 6 years ago

Or an object of envy. Looks like a pretty cool dad to me.

3points

#8

The Smell Of Baby Sick Doesn't Get Any Better

The Smell Of Baby Sick Doesn't Get Any Better

Final score:

16points

Rebecah Ozuna 6 years ago

Ahh, the 'joys' of parenthood. My dad used to say that not everybody makes a child because they want them; some makes them because they NEED them (to take care of them when they're old).

1point

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#9

Forget About Looking Cool

Forget About Looking Cool

Final score:

16points

MammaG 6 years ago

It's not being a Dad that makes you look uncool.

-2points

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#10

Laundry. Get Used To It

Laundry. Get Used To It

Final score:

15points

Lee Chisholm

Just your average dad, surviving day by day...

Just your average dad, surviving day by day...

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Kat Sotiriou 6 years ago

If someone did a parenting pictures/bored panda thing about how much fun, enjoyment and laughter they got out of their children I think I would fall off my chair. It's always the difficulties and how hard it is

4points

Jade 6 years ago

I think it's a joke - he's obviously having fun with his kid. I think he's gently mocking himself :)

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Daria B 6 years ago

Oh, but I think I saw many of these positive amd joyful parenting ones too. For example, the last one I remember was about a mother showing the happy childhood of her daughter in a privacy keeping way. But, yea, maybe something more direct, with the the word "parenting" in it would be very welcome as well.

2points

Suzi Gauthier 6 years ago

Problems are funny (laugh instead of cry). Things going smoothly? Not so much. You never hear comedians talk about how wonderful things are.

1point

Aubrie Allen 6 years ago

All parenting pics are of adorable toddlers. They don't ever show the c**p that is older kids. Little kids are adorable, like pets. Older kids make you want pull your hair out, and they resent you the whole time.

3points

TheMsLollidella 6 years ago

Lol now that's a headache xD because now they can talk back and point out flaws 😂

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Kelly 6 years ago

Staged and funny.

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Kat Sotiriou 6 years ago

If someone did a parenting pictures/bored panda thing about how much fun, enjoyment and laughter they got out of their children I think I would fall off my chair. It's always the difficulties and how hard it is

4points

Jade 6 years ago

I think it's a joke - he's obviously having fun with his kid. I think he's gently mocking himself :)

10points

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Daria B 6 years ago

Oh, but I think I saw many of these positive amd joyful parenting ones too. For example, the last one I remember was about a mother showing the happy childhood of her daughter in a privacy keeping way. But, yea, maybe something more direct, with the the word "parenting" in it would be very welcome as well.

2points

Suzi Gauthier 6 years ago

Problems are funny (laugh instead of cry). Things going smoothly? Not so much. You never hear comedians talk about how wonderful things are.

1point

Aubrie Allen 6 years ago

All parenting pics are of adorable toddlers. They don't ever show the c**p that is older kids. Little kids are adorable, like pets. Older kids make you want pull your hair out, and they resent you the whole time.

3points

TheMsLollidella 6 years ago

Lol now that's a headache xD because now they can talk back and point out flaws 😂

0points

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Kelly 6 years ago

Staged and funny.

1point

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