19 Things No One Tells You About Parenting

You’ll Experience A Whole New Level Of Exhaustion
That sluggish Monday morning feeling you used to experience pre-children has nothing on how you feel now.

A HOT Cup Of Tea Becomes One Of Life’s Biggest Luxuries
It’s that rare.

You Lose Track Of What’s Going On In The World
Forget about having time to read the news – all you’ll be interested in searching for is the magic solution to your baby sleep problem.

But You Know About EVERY SINGLE Toy Ever Invented
You could probably list every single toy sold in Toys ‘r’ Us. Sad times.

You Learn To Multitask. Finally.
Who said you couldn’t eat every meal in under five minutes while simultaneously feeding your child?

You Won’t Be Able To Watch Broadchurch Anymore
Or any other programmes where children get killed, kidnapped or anything else horrible.

Your Phone, Facebook Page And Instagram Account Become Full Of Baby Selfies
Tiny humans are surprisingly adept at using a phone camera.

You’ll Never Be Bored
Your children will never cease to amaze you with their hilarious antics. And their ability to need non-stop attention, chauffeuring around and just general babysitting.

You’ll Be Broke. But Happy.
Everyone forgets to mention that kids cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. But you couldn’t put a price on how incredible they are.

There’s No Right Way To Do It
You’ll figure out what works best for you and go from there. Who cares if it’s not what the experts suggest. They all have conflicting opinions anyway.  

Your Netflix Account Only Suggests Kid’s Programmes To You
Suddenly the only suggestions it makes are Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Aladdin.

Your Pet Will No Longer Be Your Priority
Sorry, kitty. It’s all about the baby now.

You’ll No Longer Care About The State Of Your House
Every spare minute you have you spend collapsed on the sofa – not cleaning.

You’ll Judge Every Other Parent
You won’t mean to do it, but suddenly you’ll have an opinion about anyone who lets their children wear shoes in the house, suck a dummy or wear pirate costumes to the supermarket.

You’ll Finally Pluck Up The Courage To Sing In Public
If it’s the only thing that stops your baby crying, you won’t care if the whole world hears you crooning Frozen’s ‘Let It Go’.

You’ll Trade In Your Beloved Mini For A Sensible People Carrier
Your children, the car seats and all of their bags and friends require a larger set of wheels.

At Times, It’s Really Tough...
After 13 sleepless nights in a row you’ll be ready to pack it all in and cart your child off to his grandparents.

...But Incredibly Rewarding
Your child will do something that makes you laugh or just wonder how they’re so darn incredible and you’ll forget every bad moment. Well, almost all of them.

In Fact It’s Just About The Best Thing Ever.

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