{"id":3956,"date":"2019-08-01T13:07:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T12:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wickeduncle.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3956"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:41:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:41:36","slug":"the-best-of-you-know-youre-a-parent-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wickeduncle.co.uk\/blog\/the-best-of-you-know-youre-a-parent-when\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best of &#8216;You Know You&#8217;re A Parent When&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Parenting is a seesaw &#8211; sometimes you&#8217;re up (a brilliant day out with the family) and sometimes you&#8217;re down (remember what sleep felt like?). Which means there&#8217;s all sorts of universal parenting experiences that seem crazy to outsiders but make perfect sense to mums and dads. 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Always ready to discipline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/nicole_soojung\/status\/1123586335787319296\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Cinema trips just aren&#8217;t the same<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/idtweetforever\/status\/1124113134317441030\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Toys get literally everywhere<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/tyleredesign\/status\/807668916327743488?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. The dreaded sass<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCatWhisprer\/status\/1140229119428501504\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. You get used to other genres<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Rain_or_ShineUK\/status\/845417472765431810?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Pretending we didn&#8217;t complain as much as they did<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaValenti\/status\/1133826503240769537\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. They&#8217;ll never know&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PetrickSara\/status\/1116137263208050690\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Even work isn&#8217;t an escape<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/a_baum_1\/status\/1081225749292564485\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. You could write an album<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/becker_kelsie\/status\/1111691502005174272?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. If only life was so simple<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PaigeKellerman\/status\/1089941835743707143\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. Your parent head never switches off<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/theladykatie\/status\/838589964761772032?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully you don&#8217;t recognise yourself in our &#8216;The Best Of&#8217;&#8230; but it&#8217;s almost certain you do!!  The constant pressure to be a &#8220;perfect&#8221; parent and the incessant barrage of advice from friends, family, and the world in general can create some self-doubt, don&#8217;t let that happen.&nbsp; You&#8217;ve absolutely got this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Now for a few untold rules &amp; observations of parenting<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parenting and relaxation go together like diarrhoea and sneezing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The fastest mammal on earth is your toddler, after&nbsp;you&#8217;ve asked what\u2019s in their mouth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The fastest mammals on earth are your kids when they hear you eating something in another room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This should go without saying but&nbsp;<strong>never ever buy your kids a whistle<\/strong>. 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