When she was younger, my daughter and her friends climbed onto the roof of our apartment complex on a dare.
My toddler ate a crayon. He didn’t lick it. He bit off the tip, ate it, then went back for more!
There was plenty about parenting that I was unprepared for when I had Rose. In my experience, much of first-time parenting isn’t what we daydream it will be. I entered into it amid a vicious custody battle, so I was already pre-stressed.
I had to learn about patience.