Daily Life With Commentary from Toddlers

Do you ever wonder what your toddler is thinking? I do often. Every time they have a dramatic reaction, Im always wondering what is going through their little heads. For instance, I can be sitting down on the couch and notice they are playing nicely, so I take advantage and decide to get something done like clear the mail off the table. The moment I get up and start, they stop what they are doing and demand to be held or played with. "Oh my goodness, Mom isn't watching us play! Is she going to do something exciting? Ill make her hold me just in case."

Or I decide, its about time to consider making a meal or snack for them. So I go into the kitchen. We have a baby gate across the kitchen opening because our littles like to play in the trash and mess with the dishwasher buttons. Almost everytime I step in, they start whining at the gate and shaking it. No matter the gap of time since the last time they ate. I think that goes something like "Oh Mom's in the kitchen, moms in the kitchen, I need to whine at her so she doesnt forget to keep making my food. What if she only makes the food but doesnt it feed it to me?! I better stay here and shake the gate just in case. Will she only eat in front of us? I better scream at her some more so she doesnt get any bright ideas!" I have improved the situation by creating activities to do in their seats while they wait for food.

Or one that I think ALL moms relate to. Going to the bathroom. "Hey mom where are you going? What's in there? What is that you're sitting on? You can't close the door! You'll disappear forever! I need to be in the room at all times to know exactly what you are doing. If you do something without me, I wont know what you are doing! I have to be in there! If you close the door, Ill be sure and stick my fingers under because I dont want you to forget I'm out here. I would hate for you to go in there and forget you have a kid and never come out!"

Then there is cleanup time. "Oh look, mom stacked my toys so nice and neat! I need to go pull them out and play with them!"

The best part? When my husband comes home in the evening and says "So what did you do today? Dont you pick up the toys?"