I know i’m always ragging on Parenthood, if I can’t vent on the internet then i’d have to keep it all in! Then I would die in a gigantic explosion of Chicken Nuggets, Baby Wipes and Coffee!

That said, there are some great benefits of having kids! Seriously! These exist!

Exercise:

Do you lift brah? Yes! Yes I do! Every time I carry my almost 2 year old (DJ C) i’m lifting 13 kg’s! Every time i carry my 4 year old (Lil’ Jams – because of the leg) i’m lifting 17 kg’s! This morning, this is a true story, i carried BOTH down the stairs AT THE SAME DAMN TIME PEOPLE!!! I’m pretty sure I can compete in The Warrior race now.

Check out The Evolution of Lifting by clicking here (AFTER YOU’VE READ THE ENTIRE POST!)

Dishes:

Let’s be honest here. We all stood washing dishes as kids thinking “One day, i’m going to have kids just so they can wash the dishes!” We have a dishwasher. My kids will never know how lucky they are! This has not happened yet, but I am looking forward to someone (other than the dish fairies my family believes lives in our house) packing and unpacking the dishwasher. Goals people! It’s all about setting goals!

Also, if you don’t have kids yet, get a dishwasher! Also, if you want a lasting relationship, get a dishwasher! Also, if you have an irrational fear of salmonella, get a dishwasher. Also, GET A DISHWASHER!

Coffee:

This too is yet to happen, but I am seriously looking forward to this one! Kids can make YOU coffee! I conducted a little survey over the weekend as to what the appropriate age would be to wait for (in all honestly, I was at a birthday party and just asked 1 person and their kid but the results were promising!). Apparently the issue is the kettle being heavy when it’s full of scalding, just-boiled, water… so the kid told me that if you only fill it half way I could start teaching Lil’ Jams from about 7 and then by 8 he should be able to handle it on his own. So my answer is this: Smaller travel/camp kettle (easier to handle by small 7 year old hands) and Lava gloves (I’m not sure what you call it but surely people that work with hot things have protective gloves? I’m not a complete savage!)!

It’s all about the small things in life people! It’s the little things that count!