#153 – Frazzled
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:00 am by Chris
Chapter: Comic
Now that I have two children I sort of chuckle thinking about my life before. What did I even do with my life back then? The best I can figure is I used to watch lots of TV and I slept in on the weekends. It’s all a blur really. So many of those shows I will never remember seeing even though they seemed important at the time.
Tags: children, parenting, poop
It’s strange how two brand new puppies amounts to the same thing.
I always see children and pets. Children and pets.
Our WallyWorld has the baby and pet sections right next to each other.
“Keep away from children and pets.” “Safe around children and pets.” “WARNING: Airbag hazard. Children and pets should be placed in the rear seats with proper safety restraints.” “No children or pets allowed.” “All children and pets must be kept on a leash at all times.” “Remember to spade and neuter your children and pets.” “BabiesNPets R’Us”
it’s “spay and neuter”, not spade, although I agree a spade would be far more effective.
My brother has had that look for about five years now. And with only one kid.
My sister’s oldest son is 21, middle one is just turned 17, and the little girl is 2. She didn’t have the look for the longest time.
Until I became a dad, I never realised how many “walking wounded” there were around me. Once you are a parent.. you get to know all the other parents.. all who routinely get woken up at 3:30am.
I constantly ask myself this question: “How did cavemen raise kids? How was it possible?”
Corral them in the back of the cave, and explain that further back in there is where the bears live, so keep close and keep quiet – or else!
First-time parents, even with classes (I took Patrology before the second daughter; it helped just a little) are Rank Amateurs, and can use all the help they can get; BUT they have to ask for it, or it doesn’t count.
By the second or third, ‘Don’t put that in your mouth!’ becomes, ‘Oh, it probably won’t hurt him; you get more dirt than that walking by a construction site!’, and now there’s research showing they’re healthier with more exposures (stuff NOT on the ‘Prop-65’ list anyway.)
Mom and Dad Zombies learn what you learn in the military; hit the head, take a nap, get some chow – whenever the opportunity arises, it may be a while before the next one!
Apropos; my daughter was born on the 18th. Which is why I’m reading the comic now and not two days ago.