A Parent's Dictionary

Amnesia
condition that enables a woman who has gone through labor to have sex again

Bottle feeding
an opportunity for Dad to get up at 2:00 am

Drooling
how teething babies wash their chins

Dumbwaiter
one who asks if the children would care to order dessert

Feedback
the inevitable result when the baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots

Full name
what you call your child when you're mad at him

Grandparents
the people who think your children are wonderful even though they're not sure you're raising them right

Hearsay
what toddlers do when anyone mutters a dirty word

Independent
how we want out children to be as long as they do everything we say

Look out!
what it's too late for your child to do by the time you scream it

OW!
the first word spoken by children with older siblings

Prenatal
when your life was still somewhat your own

Prepared childbirth
a contradiction in terms (aka: oxymoron)

Puddle
a small body of water that draws other small bodies wearing dry shoes into it

Show off
a child who is more talented than yours

Sterilize
what you do to your first baby's pacifier by boiling it and to your last baby's pacifier by blowing on it

Temper tantrums
what you should keep to a minimum so as not to upset the kids

Thunderstorm
a chance to see how many family members can fit into one bed

Top bunk
where you should never put a child wearing superman pajamas

Two-minute warning
when the baby's face turns red and she begins to make those familiar grunting sounds

Verbal
able to whine in words

Weaker sex
the kind you have after the kids have worn you out (Grin)

Whodunit
none of the kids that live in your house

Whoops
an exclamation that translates roughly into get a sponge

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