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There's that moment when you pick up your infant from their favorite bouncy seat and realize they somehow pooped in their hair.
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When people you barely even know call you "mommy" or "daddy".
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When your first-grader starts doing that thing where they tell you how to act in public.
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Rushing into the doctor’s office (late, natch) and THUNK, hitting your sleeping baby’s head on the doorway.
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When your teen tells you that their plans for the evening are totally innocent and there's definitely no reason to check in.
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When another parent tells you EXACTLY what they think you're doing wrong.
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Or when your kid finally asks where babies come from.
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When you find our your daughter was the only one in the grade NOT invited to join the Girl Scout Troop.
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Every time your neighbor asks when your only child is going to get a sibling.
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When your tween asks to push their curfew back an hour because EVERYONE ELSE IS STAYING OUT.
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You just realized your 9-year-old has been reading in bed since you said goodnight and it's now 11pm.
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When you completely forgot it's your week to drive carpool.
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When you inevitably convince yourself that all the other parents you know have it more together than you.
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When your partner gives the OK to something your kid definitely knows you would have never gone for.
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When your kid is melting down over not wanting to leave the park and every parent within earshot is giving you side-eye.
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When everyone from the waitress to your coworker thinks they have the answer to your child's carb-only diet.
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When despite it all, they grow up to be an actual pleasant human being.
