SIMPLE THINGS TODDLERS MAKE DIFFICULT

Showering.
Getting dressed in the morning.
Punctuality.
Watching a TV show all the way through in one sitting.
Airport security checkpoints.
Walking through the house without tripping over a toy (or a toddler).
Talking on the phone.
Going to the toilet by yourself.
Peace and quiet.
Driving anywhere more than 15 minutes away.
Scheduling.
Maintaining order.
Arguing with your spouse. (Especially because swear words tend to get re- peated over and over by the little ears that hear them.)
Dinner (because they want to help make it and/or because they hate every- thing you suggest).
Administering oral medications.
Keeping your shoes in order on the floor of your walk-in closet.
Logic and reason.
Staying in bed all day when you’re sick.
Keeping food off your clothes.
Keeping make-up in the top drawer of the vanity.
Vacuuming.
Sex. (Which you’re probably too tired to want, anyway.)
Talking to other adults like they’re adults.
Working from home.
Writing anything longer than a list.