Ah, the pitter-patter of little feet. Sure, it could be the sound of adorable children coming to give you hugs, but it could be the sound of a group of hell creatures coming to eat your soul. Some nights it can be hard to tell the difference. Is there a difference?
Being a parent is wonderful, but it can also be a bit scary. Here are ten reasons why living with children is like being in a haunted house.
- Things go bump in the night (long after those things are supposed to be asleep)
- You feel like you are being watched (even when you are trying to go to the bathroom)
- Things vanish (particularly unattended cookies)
- Personal items move without you touching them (and you just hope they aren’t in the toilet)
- You are afraid to go into certain rooms at night (for fear of waking children sleeping in them–It’s a palpable fear!)
- Everything is perfectly quiet then you suddenly hear screaming (probably because the kids are fighting over a toy)
- Objects fly across the room (even though you have said not to throw things in the house!)
- Sometimes there is projectile vomiting (stupid norovirus)
- You hear voices (usually saying things like “Shh, don’t let mom hear!”)
- When you are trying to sleep sometimes your bedroom door will open and you feel a presence hover next to your bed (“Mommy, can I sleep with you?”)
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