Top 10

Top 10 things they should tell you in parenting books...but don't:



10. The amount of vomit that can come out of a child is quite disproportionate to his/her size...



9. Sibling rivalry should be called sibling combat...and it should come with the approriate armor.



8. The lung capacity of a small child is also quite disproprtionate to his size...



7. No matter what food style you adopt, you WILL serve macaroni and cheese more than you ever expected...



6. Your child loves you unconditionally, but he also assumes you are his personal servant....not sure which came first, the unconditional love or the position of personal servant...it is a chicken/egg question indeed.



5. No matter how hard you try, you will yell at your kids and you will sound like your parents at one point or another...it is inevitable.



4. You will be tired...a lot. You will long for sleep long after the newborn phase ends. You will long for long lazy mornings in bed....and yet, somehow, you will be amazed at how much you love the snuggles from all those little ones at an all too early hour on a Saturday morning.



3. You will be amazed at the lengths you go to to find quiet...locking yourself in your room, your bathroom, your closet, or perhaps taking a drive to the local nunnery and hanging out there with the cloistered nuns in total silence.



2. You will love the sound of little feet running around...



and finally, last, but definitely not least....



1. When your child has diarrhea, whatever you do, do not put him in the tub to clean him up until you KNOW he is empty, otherwise you will have a VERY UGLY scene on your hands....very ugly.