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10 Parenting Milestones You Should Laugh and Not Cry About

by Chris Cate

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We all enjoy celebrating baby and toddler milestones such as eating solid food (without spitting it back out), using the potty (without having an accident immediately beforehand) and sleeping through the night (without kicking a nearby parent in the groin). But we rarely celebrate parenting milestones with the same fanfare.

If any milestone is deserving of a page in a scrapbook, it’s the first time a parent sleeps for more than seven consecutive hours, whether that happens at night in a bed or face down in an office. So why aren’t we celebrating such achievements? The first time you use the bathroom without interruption should be photographed and showcased as your Facebook profile picture. The best day of your life isn’t your wedding day anymore, it’s the day your kids went to sleep before 9:00 p.m. Celebrate!

Not all parenting milestones deserve a parade or even a golf clap, but no milestone should break a parent down to tears. Happy tears are usually appropriate, and every parent can sympathize with someone having a cathartic cry about the collective stress of parenting. But much like tripping over your feet on the sidewalk, even the most frustrating things can be quite funny. So why not celebrate the frustrating milestones too with at least a chuckle if not a full belly laugh?

Consider these 10 parenting milestones and why they should make you laugh instead of cry.

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ParentNormal News: Baby Breaks Record for Consecutive Hours of Crying While Attempting to Break Record for Months without Sleep

by Chris Cate

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OLD HARBOUR, NEW ZEALAND – When five-month-old Baby Sheila Wultz reluctantly fell asleep this afternoon, her lifelong dream to break the world record for consecutive months without sleep ended one month shy of the six she needed. Despite her failure, she unexpectedly became a world record holder of a different kind. Three hours before falling asleep, Baby Sheila broke the record for consecutive hours of crying at four months, three days, one hour. Only a yawn prevented her crying streak from continuing longer.

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Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week, Sept. 20, 2014

by Chris Cate

I read so many hilarious parenting tweets on Twitter that I thought I should start sharing some of them here. Twitter is a great place to discover other parents going through the same crazy adventures as you. I hope you’ll not only laugh at these tweets each week, but also follow their authors on Twitter. Enjoy!

Made the kid turn off the tv so he got angry and put himself down for a nap. Parenting level – expert.

— Momma of Midgard (@MidgardMomma) September 17, 2014

I wish I could get as emotional about anything as my 5-year-old does about choosing between mac & cheese and a hamburger for dinner. — Hot Breakfast (@amydillon) September 17, 2014

In case you thought I wasn’t strict about nutrition, I just had to tell my toddler not to fill up on Chapstick before breakfast.

— HollowTreeVentures (@RobynHTV) September 17, 2014

 

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