{"id":1893,"date":"2013-02-26T13:03:25","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T18:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=1893"},"modified":"2013-03-02T17:06:18","modified_gmt":"2013-03-02T22:06:18","slug":"10-reasons-why-its-hard-being-a-toddler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/10-reasons-why-its-hard-being-a-toddler\/","title":{"rendered":"10 reasons why it’s hard being a toddler"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Kyle’s babyhood went by too fast for me, I’ve really enjoyed watching him grow as a toddler.\u00a0 Especially since he turned 2!\u00a0 He has such a personality, and his high-energy is so contagious.\u00a0 Of course, there’s the other side of toddlerhood where I often find Kyle frustrated, mad or crying.\u00a0This is obviously not a fun moment for\u00a0either of us, but sometimes I just have to laugh.\u00a0\u00a0If my son could write, I believe this is a post he would write.\u00a0 So from a toddler’s point of view, here are\u00a010 reasons why it’s hard to be a toddler:<\/p>\n

1. I have too many rules to remember. Like, don’t bite your brother, don’t put your hand down your mom’s shirt or down your diapers, no jumping off the stairs, dessert is AFTER dinner, etc…\"Toddlerbrain\"<\/a>
\n2. My eye level is aligned with everyone’s crotch.\u00a0 That’s why I throw tantrums all the time.\u00a0 You would too!!
\n3. I’m too short to see what’s on top of the counter. I know there’s a cookie there but\u00a0my parents are denying it, and\u00a0I have no way to prove it.
\n4.\u00a0I have a younger sibling now and everyone is buying them gifts except\u00a0I’m the one that truly appreciates presents. I mean,\u00a0I’m the one that’s ABLE to unwrap them all, not\u00a0my younger sibling.
\n\"siblings\"<\/a>5.\u00a0I’m older than my baby brother but\u00a0I have to go to bed before\u00a0he does.
\n6. I\u00a0want to do everything myself\u00a0but “adults” won’t let me, like press the buttons on\u00a0every machine\u00a0possible or hold\u00a0my new baby sibling without help from others.
\n7.\u00a0I have to share my stuff with some kid I just met. And this is coming from my parents and I still don’t believe they are good at sharing themselves.
\n8. While I love playing the drums, I go absolutely nuts if my dad tries to play.\u00a0 Same goes for air hockey and T-ball.\u00a0 I can’t really explain it, but that’s how I want things done, so stop asking me “why”!!
\n9. I love my mom so much that I want to spend every single second of the day with her, including\u00a0her time in the washroom.\u00a0 She keeps on saying that she wants “privacy”.\u00a0 I’m not sure what it is,\u00a0but what does privacy offer that\u00a0I can’t???\"bathroom<\/a>
\n10.\u00a0I don’t understand what the big deal is with potty training.\u00a0 There’s all this talk about using the potty,\u00a0rewards, being a big-boy, wearing underwear, etc… but come-on,\u00a0why would anyone not want to wear diapers forever? Besides… I’ve seen those depends commercials.\u00a0 I’ll be back in\u00a0diapers eventually, so why bother getting rid of them in the first place???<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While Kyle’s babyhood went by too fast for me, I’ve really enjoyed watching him grow as a toddler.\u00a0 Especially since he turned 2!\u00a0 He has such a personality, and his high-energy is so contagious.\u00a0 Of course, there’s the other side of toddlerhood where I often find Kyle frustrated, mad or crying.\u00a0This is obviously not a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"10 reasons why it's hard being a toddler http:\/\/wp.me\/p248bN-ux","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1343,406,124,5309],"tags":[137227457,137227456,34920942,147562],"class_list":{"0":"post-1893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-children","7":"category-family","8":"category-life","9":"category-parenting","10":"tag-children","11":"tag-family","12":"tag-parenting-2","13":"tag-toddler","14":"entry","15":"has-post-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n10 reasons why it's hard being a toddler - 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