Ogden Nash put it bluntly enough in his poem The Parent:
Children aren’t happy with nothing to ignore, And that’s what parents were created for.
Ogden Nash (1902-1971)
(You can find more of Nash’s poems here )
Recently Second Son, now a glorious 18 months old, has been recording maximum separation anxiety levels. Having long-outgrown the 8-10 month old separation anxiety, he has once again become a mummy’s boy. I should be pleased I suppose but I REALLY JUST WANT TO PEE IN PRIVATE ONE OF THESE DAYS.
Fortunantely, mine is 18 as in years now and I don’t have to deal with that anymore. Nice writing, by the way.
http://www.satansplace.blogspot.com