What I learned from parenting toddlers:
- If I like it, it’s mine.
- If it’s in my hand, back off, it’s mine.
- If I can take it from you, it’s mine.
- If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.
- If it’s mine, it must NEVER appear to be yours in anyway.
- If I’m doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.
- If it looks just like mine, it is mine.
- If I saw it first, don’t even think it, it’s mine.
- If you are playing with something and you put it down, it becomes mine.
- If it’s broken, it’s yours. Until you fix it. Then it’s mine.
This goes for any member of the family, applicable even with a twin todder sibling.
Yet, What happens when you have ‘it’s mine’ and also have twins?
CHAOS!
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Julia says
11/12/2011 at 7:32 pmLOL I saw this on facebook it`s a while back and it`s so true! Love it.
Shauna MacKenzie says
11/12/2011 at 7:39 pmI love this! And I feel your pain. My 2.5 yr old somehow owns everything in our house.
Tammi says
02/06/2012 at 7:49 amMine!
🙂
Josee P says
11/13/2011 at 5:56 amThat scene fron Nemo is one of my favorite. Too funny about the toddlers but so true. 🙂
alissa apel says
11/13/2011 at 8:22 amAll of them are true. I have to say number 10 put a smile on my face the most.
Jen says
11/13/2011 at 10:01 amSo, so true…I only have one toddler, can’t even begin to imagine two at the same time!
Stephanie La Plante says
11/13/2011 at 11:32 amHAHA I saw that movie. We quote it all the time and none of us are toddlers.
Tammi says
11/14/2011 at 7:33 amHa!! Us too Stephanie!
The kids don’t, but routinely we adults always say that part! lol
Kayla @ TheEclecticElement says
11/13/2011 at 11:35 amHaha!! Oh man, so true 🙂
Dory Labay says
11/13/2011 at 2:04 pmLove it! Had to share it! 🙂
Tammi says
02/06/2012 at 7:49 amThanks for sharing Dory!
Lina Zussino says
11/13/2011 at 10:01 pmCute and so true!
Larraine Segil says
11/14/2011 at 4:37 amCute. Toddlers do have a one track mind don’t they! So wonderful to be a grandparent now.
Tammi says
11/14/2011 at 7:32 amThey certainly do, Larraine!
Amy @ Marvelous Mommy says
11/14/2011 at 10:04 amLOL so true! I love the picture at the bottom!
Jen M says
11/14/2011 at 9:56 pmLOL. SO true! My 2 year old was arguing with DH about something. Then my son screamed out “It’s MY house!” Where do you go from here? 🙂
Cheryl Morreale says
11/16/2011 at 8:59 pmStory of my LIFE! Sounds so much like my 26 month old son it’s SCARY!
Tammi says
02/06/2012 at 7:48 amHa!!! Glad you relate Cheryl!
Kim M says
11/20/2011 at 10:25 amI like your list. I have grandchildren now and with all the toy ads I hear “I want that” then the other child say “I want that” then the first child says “No it is mine”. They think there is only one item I have to explain that the stores have a lot of that toy and both can have it. The first child does not like that idea. I can’t win.
Lisa P. says
11/22/2011 at 8:50 amMy DS isn’t even 2 yet and he always wants what his older sister has. This leads to screeching toddler-itis! Wow, it’s gonna be loud around our house for a few years! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Tammi says
02/06/2012 at 7:49 amWe are all not alone Lisa!
🙂
Jayme Markus says
12/17/2011 at 7:34 amHa, it starts young too. There is a babydoll at the daycare that Mya (15 months) has assumed ownership over. For a whole day she would not put it down and if anyone dare come near her and her baby doll her newly found ability to say the word “don’t” would be put to use (along with very loud screeches and waving hands warning to back off!)
Curt says
02/06/2012 at 8:57 amYep, I rasised twin girls. They’re 19 years old now, and still fight like crazy. One thing that tends to hold true with twins though, (did with mine), is that one is usually dominate.
SoberJulie says
02/13/2012 at 12:35 pmHilarious and how funny it is that it’s true of every single toddler I’ve ever met!