{"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&#8217;s hard being a toddler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Kyle&#8217;s babyhood went by too fast for me, I&#8217;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&#8217;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&#8217;s point of view, here are\u00a010 reasons why it&#8217;s hard to be a toddler:<\/p>\n<p>1. I have too many rules to remember. Like, don&#8217;t bite your brother, don&#8217;t put your hand down your mom&#8217;s shirt or down your diapers, no jumping off the stairs, dessert is AFTER dinner, etc&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/toddlerbrain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1924\" alt=\"Toddlerbrain\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/toddlerbrain.jpg?w=251\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/toddlerbrain.jpg 540w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/toddlerbrain-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n2. My eye level is aligned with everyone&#8217;s crotch.\u00a0 That&#8217;s why I throw tantrums all the time.\u00a0 You would too!!<br \/>\n3. I&#8217;m too short to see what&#8217;s on top of the counter. I know there&#8217;s a cookie there but\u00a0my parents are denying it, and\u00a0I have no way to prove it.<!--more--><br \/>\n4.\u00a0I have a younger sibling now and everyone is buying them gifts except\u00a0I&#8217;m the one that truly appreciates presents. I mean,\u00a0I&#8217;m the one that&#8217;s ABLE to unwrap them all, not\u00a0my younger sibling.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/siblings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1925\" alt=\"siblings\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/siblings.jpg?w=300\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/siblings.jpg 680w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/siblings-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>5.\u00a0I&#8217;m older than my baby brother but\u00a0I have to go to bed before\u00a0he does.<br \/>\n6. I\u00a0want to do everything myself\u00a0but &#8220;adults&#8221; won&#8217;t let me, like press the buttons on\u00a0every machine\u00a0possible or hold\u00a0my new baby sibling without help from others.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0I have to share my stuff with some kid I just met. And this is coming from my parents and I still don&#8217;t believe they are good at sharing themselves.<br \/>\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&#8217;t really explain it, but that&#8217;s how I want things done, so stop asking me &#8220;why&#8221;!!<br \/>\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 &#8220;privacy&#8221;.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure what it is,\u00a0but what does privacy offer that\u00a0I can&#8217;t???<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bathroom-break.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1922\" alt=\"bathroom break\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bathroom-break.jpg?w=283\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bathroom-break.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bathroom-break-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n10.\u00a0I don&#8217;t understand what the big deal is with potty training.\u00a0 There&#8217;s all this talk about using the potty,\u00a0rewards, being a big-boy, wearing underwear, etc&#8230; but come-on,\u00a0why would anyone not want to wear diapers forever? Besides&#8230; I&#8217;ve seen those depends commercials.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll be back in\u00a0diapers eventually, so why bother getting rid of them in the first place???<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Kyle&#8217;s babyhood went by too fast for me, I&#8217;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&#8217;s the other side of toddlerhood where I often find Kyle frustrated, mad or crying.\u00a0This is obviously not a [&hellip;]<\/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,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"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}}},"categories":[1343,406,124,5309],"tags":[137227457,137227456,34920942,147562],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v22.6) - 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