Parenting. A wonderful, effortless joy. A rewarding gift. One of life’s most important roles. One that most of us feel honoured and privileged to do. We can’t imagine life without our children.
Hmm.
Yet the parenting experience can be filled with moments of utter horror — those FFS moments we can all relate to. Little parenting stories which can be summed up in two words.
You understand. You have been there. You know exactly what I mean. Two little words that capture a story and an experience like no other. Two words is all we need to nod in recognition and say, I know that story.
Here, some of the two little word stories that we’ve experienced. What are yours?
- Bath poo
- Netflix down
- School phoned
- Glitter glue
- No Coffee
- Lost toy
- Potty flood
- Sleepover tonight
- Class bear ?
- Parental involvement
- Breastfeeding room
- Double buggy
- Again again!
- Last wipe
- Gina Ford
- One more
- Calpol gone
- Playzone party
- No wine
- Vending machine
- Sandpit water
- Last one
- Finger paint
- High temperature
- Voluntary contribution
- Climbing frame
- Gran’s advice
- Playgroup clap-along
- Scattered popcorn
- Soother vanished ?
- Fallen dummy
- Limited parking
- Cone upturned ?
- No batteries
- Sudocreme stain
- Leaky nappy
- No ketchup
- Missed nap
- Homemade costume
- Missing Lego
- Surprise visit
- Science project
- Preschool biting
- Planet maths
- Only one
- Partner delayed
- Lost tooth
- Nativity tears
- Twin nappies
- Crunchy slime
So there you have it. Do you have any 2-word parenting horror stories to tell?
About the author: Fionnaigh Connaughton-O’Connor is a Galway girl living in Dublin who works in adult literacy. Mother of three – a daughter and identical twins who disappointingly not creepy in that Shining sort of way. Sometime blogger, part time aspiring writer, farmer’s daughter, interested in social justice but there is always time for puns, malaprop collecting and coffee. Twitter @doradaisy
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