What I Wasn’t Prepared For
<p>When she was younger, my daughter and her friends climbed onto the roof of our apartment complex on a dare.</p>
<p>My toddler ate a crayon. He didn’t lick it. He bit off the tip, ate it, then went back for more!</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>I had to learn about patience.</p>
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