Before you have kids, you make big plans for your future as a parent: I want a kid who is a piano genius and plays symphonies when they’re four, wins an Olympic gold medal, and wins a Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Then you have kids, and your goals become: I just want my kid to eat one piece of broccoli. That’s it. One piece.
A new survey asked parents what they consider “parenting wins.” And they REALLY show just how challenging every single little aspect of parenting truly is.
The top 10 “wins” are:
1. Getting your child to eat their vegetables . . .
2. Keeping your child quiet and occupied at the grocery store . . .
3. Getting your child to finish a meal without whining . . .
4. Getting your child to eat a healthy snack . . .
5. Getting your child to ask for a healthy snack . . .
6. Keeping your child quiet and occupied on a long car ride . . .
7. Getting your child to finish their homework . . .
8. Getting your child to bed without a tantrum . . .
9. Bathing your child without a tantrum . . .
10. and distracting your kid as you pass the toy aisle at a store.
