I was talking to an extremely laid back, awesome co-worker with a 1 year old about what it's going to be like with a kiddo in the house. I know that there's nothing in the world that can prepare me for the joy and destruction we are about to experience so I have no expectations whatsoever. When I relayed this sentiment to Co-Worker she said:
"Yeah having a kid is great. You laugh a lot, but not at what you would think is funny before having a kid. Like, projectile poop is really funny. Especially when it hits the wall and none makes it on the carpet. Pretty amazing stuff, the poop. But really, it's like living with a really cute crack-head. They depend on you for everything, eat all your food, take all your money, destroy your house, cannot communicate coherently, test your last nerve, and won't get a job"
I waited for more, like "but its all sunshine and rainbows and totally worth it magicalness" but she just smiled, sipped her coffee and sighed.
She's my new favorite at work.
it's true. Everything is 5 minutes ago funny. In the moment you are like, omg wtf...but 5 minutes later all you do is smile.
ReplyDeleteExample: Lily got the peanut butter out of the pantry, stuck a drawer full of spoons in it and was making peanut butter popsicles. In the moment, not funny and I scrubbed peanut butter out of the carpet, 5 minutes later, freaking hilarious.