The rough life of the 3-year-old. He gets blamed for everything, which isn’t really fair. He is 3 and not truly responsible for, well, anything. Yet somehow, 90% of the time, he is the determining factor of whether something is a success or total failure.
Therefore, I believe I can respond to almost every question with “I have a 3-year-old.” I am not blaming him, but merely explaining that, well, he’s the reason for almost everything. Which is somehow different than blame. I don’t know quite how yet.
For example…
1. Why are you late?
I have a 3-year-old.
2. Why is this wet?
I have a 3-year-old.
3. Why are you crying?
I have a 3-year-old.
4. Why is he crying?
He’s a 3-year-old.
5. Why is this broken?
I have a 3-year-old.
6. Why does it look like it was put back together with tape, glitter glue, and Q-tips?
Oh, yeah. I have a 3-year-old.
7. Why can’t you come over?
I have a 3-year-old.
8. How many glasses of wine have you had?
Shut up. I have a 3-year-old.
9. What was that noise?
The 3-year-old.
10. Why do you look like you’ve been run over by a truck hauling angry chickens?
I have a 3-year-old.
11. Why is the toilet clogged?
Sigh. I have a 3-year-old.
12…with a plastic Ninja Turtle?
That was probably the 3-year-old.
13. Why is there butter on the stairs?
I have a 3-year-old.
14. How are we out of bubble liquid? We just bought some yesterday.
Because we have a 3-year-old.
15. Do you want to meet the baby?
Probably not a good idea. I have a 3-year-old.
16. What is on the wall right there?
Boogers. I have a 3-year-old.
17. Where are all the marker caps?
Um, I have a 3-year-old.
18. What’s that smell?
My 3-year-old.
19. Why aren’t you having any more kids?
Have you met my 3-year-old?
20. Who makes you laugh and smile all day long?
My 3-year-old.
LOVE THIS! Nailed it.
Thank you! 🙂
Aww I love this. I would like to add the following:
Where are your car keys?
As well as…
Why is all the good chocolate locked in a fireproof safe hidden beneath a creaky floorboard guarded by the three-headed dog “Fluffy” from Harry Potter?
Lol great post!
Ha!!! Yes. I love your brain.
I was going to comment with something witty- but there are strange noises coming from the other room and I have a three year old.
Ha! Good luck with that! That’s a fun game… Let’s see what you got into…
Couldn’t agree more.