Likewise, you don’t have to think your child is special all of the time. Most of the time, toddlers are not that impressive. I mean, they’re amazing—to you—but they don’t have a lot of true talent just yet.
Nevertheless, they’ll want you to watch and clap and cheer for EVERYTHING THEY DO.
They’ll call out your name over and over and over again:
Mummy.
Mummy.
Mum.
Mum.
Mum!
Muuuummmmyyyy!
WATCH MEEEEEE!
The chances they’ll actually be doing something impressive when you turn around are slim.
It’s okay to not think they’re amazing all the time. There are mothers and fathers all around the world, right now, looking at their beloved three year olds, thinking, ‘You know what? He’s a bit of a penis.’
See? You’re not alone.
Sometimes the simplest things they do are incredible. Like watching a toddler learn to jump when they’re not actually leaving the ground, and you wish you could remember ever feeling that chuffed with your own efforts.
But, more often than not, what they’re doing is not worth the admission price.
So when your child yells for the fifteenth time to watch them eat a bowl of cereal, it’s okay to be indifferent.
It’s totally normal to watch your kid zoom a car along the bench and think, ‘No, child, that was not as advertised. I love you, but try harder next time.’
You’re not a monster if you don’t squeal with delight every time your daughter makes you watch her kick the air.
If you can clap and applaud your child’s every fart and burp, I’m happy for you but you’re not normal. Perhaps you don’t understand what true talent and entertainment value are.