Here is a truthful, sobering and mostly humorous list of things that no one usually tells you when you are going to be parents. You always here about how changing diapers is so disgusting and you will never sleep again, but these are the hidden goodies that you never realize or find out about until you are in the game. Some wonderful examples include:

3) You have no time
This seems obvious, but you can’t believe just how little time you have. You start to measure things out in minutes and seconds. “If he watches Curious George for 20 more seconds, I can go to the bathroom,” or “If his nap lasts another 10 minutes, maybe I can get in a shower today.”

4) Not going to the bathroom by yourself
When your kids are babies, the bathroom is the only place you can get your head together. It’s also one of the only places you can actually read. I read ESPN’s Bill Simmons’ entire book over the course of the week in the bathroom when my youngest was a baby. And then he turned two. If he’s not forcing his way in to watch “how it’s really done” he’s banging on the door screaming “lemme in!” or sliding all his books underneath. There is no peace with toddlers.

What is really great, in my opinion, is that these are usually the things that make parenting amazing. Discovering new things about your kids and yourself is the best part. Although, I’m not sure that I really EVER want to find out about pin worms. Not really my cup of tea.

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10 Things No One Tells You About Parenthood – via MSN – via Strollerderby