33 Weird Things You Won’t Know Unless You’re A Parent

28. Alone time in the bathroom is sacred

The only way to enjoy moments of peace — is to go to the bathroom and do all of your magazine-reading and social media catch-ups there.

29. Amber stone will stop them from teething

The pain relieving properties in the succinic acid is said to help alleviate teething pain but experts believe this doesn’t work and could be potentially dangerous, too.

30. Putting walking kids on leash is normal

It does look like you are walking a dog here but wait until you have an active kid then you’re sure to change your mind about this leashes.

31. Talk to yourself

We spend so much time talking to the our babies that we sometimes forget they aren’t around and you find that you are talking to yourself.

32. Milestones are both happy and sad moments

My little baby’s growing up! Wait…my little baby’s growing up? Already?

33. None of these things on the list are weird at all

Totally un-weird, mum. And dad.

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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