1. When you realize parenting makes you qualified to do literally anything:
2. When you've figured out the answer:
3. When you start adapting to the lifestyle a little too much:
4. When you know you shouldn't pick favorites but one kid really is outshining the other:
5. When you seriously can't leave them alone, like even for a minute:
6. When you've just got to be honest about what's feasible:
7. When the younger one gets into the older one's stuff and wreaks havoc:
8. When you can sense something is not the way it should be:
9. When your instincts are almost always spot-on:
10. When you learn to appreciate good communication:
11. When you start talking to your kid like a colleague who really needs to cooperate:
12. And when your priorities are exactly where they should be:
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