Home > Kids > Toddler > You > 10 Most Tedious Parenting Tasks Post author By The Mum Club Post date 8 July 2021 10 Most Tedious Parenting Tasks The Mum Club8 July 2021 It goes without saying; we love our children. But let’s not pretend that ‘life’s greatest adventure’ is as action-packed and interesting as it appears on Instagram. Some bits are really bloody boring. Here’s our TMC guide to the most tedious of parenting tasks… Watching the Same Disney Film Over and Over Again. Don’t get us wrong, we LOVED Frozen; the first seven or eight times we watched it. But it’s been playing on a loop for 3 years now and we’ll level with you; it’s really starting to do our head in. Going To The Park Hanging around the same swings every day was way more fun when we were 15 and there was vodka involved. Bedtime Let’s be honest; there is nothing relaxing about bedtime. You’ve brought the wrong pyjamas, they’re hungry/too hot/too cold/need a drink/need a wee. There’s the dramatic reading of (the same) story over and over again (SURPRISE: Spot is in the basket!) which all inevitably ends with a scavenger hunt around the entire house and you muttering ‘where the fuck is the fucking blanket?’ Waking up Early The only 5am starts we’re up for involve airports and holidays. The School Run IT’S THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. No sooner have you dropped them off, battled your way through the 17 loads of laundry, emptied the dishwasher and tidied 2378979 bricks of lego, and hey-presto! It’s time to pick them up again. ‘PLAY WITH ME’ If you’ve ever seriously considered having another baby just so your child will have someone else who will willingly want to play shop for 3 hours straight without losing their minds; we feel you. You are not alone. Walking Any Distance With A Toddler MOVE IT ALONG PEOPLE. Nothing worse than them refusing to get in the pram, especially if it’s pissing it down and you’re moving along at a snail’s pace stopping for every puddle/stick/dog that you pass along the way. The Scooter If there is a single parent alive who claims to have managed an entire walk without carrying back the scooter under one arm and the kid under the other; we’re calling bullshit. The Night Feed MUST. STAY. AWAKE. Made extra irritating by the apparently oblivious snoring co-parent next to you. Crouching Next To Them Waiting For Them To Poo Just you and a cold bathroom floor, waiting for the plop. Tags 10 things The Mum Club8 July 2021 ← TMC Talks To Jasmine Wicks-Stephens Founder Of Faace. → Pregnancy-Safe Skin Care: What To Use And What To Avoid.
