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You know that you have a toddler in the house when…

…someone is always running off with the toilet paper!
Childhood 101 | You know you have a toddler in the house when...

…you find your newly undercoated wall has been so artistically adorned (lucky it wasn’t the top coat!)

…a series of grunts, head shakes and nods, and full body gestures translates to “Please put Kylie Minogue (no, not The Wiggles) on the iPod, I want to dance.”

…you discover (constant stream of) puddles on the floor from the drink bottle that has been emptied (again!) so that chubby fingers can splash!

…you are loved unconditionally, which is demonstrated frequently with full body embraces and open mouthed kisses.

Now it’s your turn…you know that you have a toddler in the house when…

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  1. Michaela Turner says

    You know you have a toddler in the house when..... There are lots of little story books all over the house. Even in the toilet.

  3. Faigie says

    You'd better put your oatmeal and flour way up high or else it will be decorating your floors. You end up tripping over your pots and pans taken out from the cabinets on the bottom of your kitchen shelves.

  4. stephanie says

    You know you have a toddler in the house when they hit the 'emptying out stage'.....tipping out drawers, emptying bookcases, cd racks, dvd drawers, washing baskets etc.....and they do it faster than you can put the stuff back!!!

  5. Cynthia says

    You know you have a toddler in the house when your bathtub has a rainbow array of toys, wash clothes, and soaps, all about the bottom of the dry tub. Extra points if you find they'd added magazines, towels, and the phone to the mix!

  6. Jacki says

    You know you have a toddler in the house when.....you have repeated the phrase, "Please get out of the dishwasher," more times than you can count.

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