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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 08:36 PM
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Poll question: Would you want to have a toddler forever?
Would you like to have a toddler forever? If not, why?
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 08:42 PM
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1. Toddlers belong in "Death Race 2000"
I think they are worth 25 points.
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biscodawg Donating Member (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 08:46 PM
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2. oh my goodness no!
that should be a choice :evilgrin:
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 08:48 PM
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3. I got teenagers now and they are easier to reason with.
Toddlers can wear you out and need constant supervision. I have one teen at college and sending the other to camp tomorrow for a month. Can't do that with a toddler.
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 08:49 PM
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4. well, you have to admit they are cute at that age
but in a word, no
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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 08:58 PM
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5. The snuggliness!
The desire to be with you at all times! The little voice saying, "I love you!" The biting! The playful destructiveness!

Tucker
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:06 PM
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7. I don't like to hear about that biting shit. I don't think I did
that when I was at that age. Did you?
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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:15 PM
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9. All my kids bite
The 7-yr-old still leaves teeth-marks on a regular basis.

Tucker
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:19 PM
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10. Neither of mine did
so I liked the toddler years. Of course, it's nice that they can read themselves books and poop in the toilet and sleep through the night and get their own snacks and can go outside without wandering in the streets.

I don't miss the toddler years, really. Cute, but done.

Bummer on the biting.
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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:21 PM
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12. I missed the toddler years so much...
I went and got a cockatoo.

The mess. The biting. The snuggliness. The little voice saying "I love you." Only, this toddler has feathers and a beak...

Tucker
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:04 PM
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6. Hell no.
It's so much better when they get a bit older and can do a bit more for themselves and communicate reasonably well so they aren't so frustrated and angry all the time.

Also, I'm getting really used to not washing diapers. ;)
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:06 PM
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8. We Have A 30 Year Old Toddler In Our Family.
It's very difficult.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:19 PM
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11. Would I like to have hot irons between my toes forever?
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bloom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 09:29 PM
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13. In some ways
the toddler years were my favorite. So curious. Always learning.

But forever - no way! :)
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tibbir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 10:17 PM
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14. I wasn't ever bitten
but my son had ADHD and he was really a handful.
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Ladyhawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 10:35 PM
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15. I like flying toddlers with pliers on their faces.
In this case, the pliers are covered with tomato sauce.
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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 10:52 PM
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17. Eeek! Giant Amazon!
Gideon is beak-deep in almond and Grape-Nut pudding right now!

Tucker
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TankLV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 10:49 PM
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16. Before or after the diaper changing?
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 10:59 PM
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18. No, and if you want proof look at old eps of Jerry Springer's TV show...
:wow:
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