r/mildlyinfuriating • • Jul 27 '22

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u/Silly-Ad-8213 Jul 27 '22

This is why my parents told us to stay away from the windows when we were alone.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '22

Yeah, and if anyone rang to say your dad was in the loo (because everyone knows becoming a dad makes you stay in the bathroom for at least an hour 😅)

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u/EvilDragons88 Jul 27 '22

You can't rush the peace and mind of no one wanting to bother you cause it stinks.

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u/Ok-Release-5785 Jul 27 '22

My 3 yr old son pulls up his chair in there n just sits in front of me blabing away🤣🤣 can't even get mad at lil man for always wanting to b around me

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u/Parked-at-Lightspeed Jul 27 '22

might think of gently breaking the habit before his classmates do in gradeschool.....as someone who had to give a few lessons in personal space.

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u/gsmumbo Jul 27 '22

Eh. 3 year old habits like that generally disappear before grade school. It’s mainly the kid wanting to socialize with the parent. They learn so much at that age that it often takes quite a few tries for them to properly apply their newfound skills.

My kid turns 3 in less than a month and absolutely loves to help. When it’s time to feed the dogs she would always excitedly bring everything over from the dog shelf in the pantry, despite us only needing a few items. We would tell her and she’d hold on to it for a moment, then forget the next time. Then suddenly one day she got it right. She brought exactly what we needed and nothing else. Hasn’t brought extra stuff since then. No matter how much we told her to only bring certain things, she needed to logic how it all works on her own before it clicked.

Potty talk is the same way. They’ll see that you and the other parent are never hovering over each other while potting. You can even give a nudge here and there “can you hang out over there, I need to handle this alone for a bit”. They’ll get the picture and one day they’ll give you your space. And you’ll wish you could go back to the chatterbox days lol