What you REALLY need to know about life with a toddler: Doting father shares his tongue-in-cheek tips (and they’ll strike a chord with parents everywhere)
- Lee Chisholm, from Dundee, has revealed ten hilarious truths about parenthood
- He shared photos of himself together with his 20-month-old daughter Ava
- The adorable photos show Lee going about his daily life while entertaining Ava
The reality of becoming a parent can often be a shock, no matter how prepared you felt beforehand.
That’s why Lee Chisholm, father of 20-month-old daughter Ava, decided to start documenting what it is really like to live with an ‘ever increasingly active tornado of a toddler’.
Mr Chisholm, 34, who lives with partner Hilary Mudie, 31, in Dundee, said: ‘I’ve been journaling our journey through this new world of ours over on Instagram and have been making a point of keeping it as real as I can…
‘You’ll read about me not having a clue, asking endless questions and quite quickly realising that there are some things those books and YouTube videos just don’t tell you… So that’s where I come in.’
Here, the father-of-one, of Instagram account Dad Download, shares just 10 of the things he’s learnt about parenting – and they are sure to strike a chord with mothers and fathers everywhere…
1. Having some time to get ready in the morning in peace is all but a distant memory
2. Your entire house will soon become a storage unit for your child’s weird and wonderful toys
3. You’ll also become just another toy to your child, just like everything else in the world
4. You’ll become an object of ridicule, forced to put up with whatever your child wants to do
5. I told you, there’s no getting away from the seemingly never-ending mountains of laundry
6. Forget about collecting any stickers for any football tournaments – they’ll have other ideas
7. Laundry. Get used to it. There is a never ending cycle of clothes that need to be washed
8. You won’t need an alarm clock anymore as a foot in the face is much more effective
9. The fun and games are over (well, for you and your much treasured Lego collection)
10. Forget about looking cool. You’ll find yourself doing anything just to entertain your child
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