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The rollercoaster ride that is parenting.
Being a parent is a constant test of your patience.
Kids know how to push the right buttons in order to get the ultimate reaction out of you.
They can do it with ease and from such an early age — who’s teaching them this stuff?
They say it gets easier as they get older.
But really it doesn’t.
It’s just a different set of challenges to deal with as they develop their little personalities.
In the beginning, you’re faced with all the chaos and confusion that comes with a new-born.
Trying to figure out their routine. The sleepless nights. Nappies filled with some interesting colours and fragrances. Having to become a detective to figure out why they are crying.
Did I mention the sleepless nights?
It’s a full-on attack on your mental stability.
Then, just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, they become toddlers.
Little, barbaric, unreasonable, whirlwinds of terror and destruction.
Running around with mischief in their eyes testing their limitations and boundaries.
