Parenting Laws — Tongue in cheek

Parenting is by no means an easy affair. All parents raising (or have raised) kids through the toddler years will agree that it is no less than a master jugglers job. You need all possible skills , you need to entertain and engage , you need to be focused even while clowning and if you miss one ball , the game starts all over again.

But of course , that one radiant smile and one warm hug , makes all the catastrophes , cacophony and tsunami — worth battling against !

There are some Parenting Laws , which I am dead sure each parent would vouch for :

Mummy goes in for shower….the minute a mother steps in for a shower , a lot of hell breaks loose. The baby has pooped , the toddler has tasted the soil in the flower pot and the kindergarten has queries that can only be answered right now. So there goes the shower !

Daddy and mommy spent half the months salary in buying that ‘ most exclusive toy’ for their precious one and he / she has played with it exactly once. The toy that you bought from the roadside kiosk is the one most badgered while the most expensive toy will sit ‘unused ‘ in your cupboard for years.

The minute mummy thinks she has gone through a mountain of laundry and cleared all backlog , that’s the time when drinks spill , not just on freshly adorned shorts but also on the carpet beneath and the sofa besides. You never really see the bottom of the laundry basket while raising toddlers !

The day you proudly brag about your child’s ability to recite a poem , read a book or dance a jig — that is exactly the day the child will suffer from non performance and that too in front of the very people you bragged about your child. Parents of young children learn to eat a lot of humble pie 😊

The evening you decide to , only and only have a cup of hot tea, to get your energy meter ticking , that is the evening when the cup of hot tea will perch on the dining table mocking at you while you run around catering to last minute emergency. A mother and a hot beverage rarely go together !

The day the mother spends hours cooking a special meal , peppering it with all her love and nutrients that she feels her child is missing out on , the child will take exactly twenty seconds to turn away from it and reject it quite verbally. The mother is left nursing an ego and a hungry child too .

And not to mention the day the family decides to go for the much needed outing and spends hours getting all things in order , the unwritten law states that the minute you lock up the house , get in the car and drive a mile away — that’s the time you will realise that you left stuff behind. And it is that very stuff which tops the stock market , that very day. Whoosh !

And just when you feel that the day couldn’t be worse , things could not be more unpredictable and you decide to give that final ‘I MEAN IT’ look to your child , the little imp will react absolutely contrary to the message you are trying to give. You have your face contorted to serious contours and he has giggles all over his angelic face. Take it or leave it.

So relax , have a good laugh and try to take everything in your stride. Parenting is governed by laws which are as unique as your child.

Do you agree ?