20 Disgusting Things I Didn’t Know Before I Was A Parent

16.�“How often I’d sniff someone else’s butt.” –�Amanda Gregory

17. “How I’d be able to let a urine patch dry on my jeans rather than getting changed and adding to the already huge laundry pile.” –�Victoria Louise Richardson

18. “How much a toddler likes the sound of their own butt 😂” –�Jodi Wesker

19. “Actually…… I didn’t know that babies farted. I was quietly impressed at the epic ones my newborn son could produce – sadly it’s not a trait he has grown out of. He is 22 😑” –�Megan McDonald

20. “Didn’t know I could yell all day. Didn’t know I could be so mad at someone and still love them. Never realised getting spewed on was not the end of the world and just carry on…lol” –�Judy Clarke

So, before you were a parent, what didn’t you know?

Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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