Things You Didn't Know You'd Spend So Much Time Doing As A Parent

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Updated May 18, 2022 5.6K votes 605 voters 23.2K views
Over 600 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Things You Didn't Know You'd Spend So Much Time Doing As A Parent
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Add and vote on things you had no idea you would be spending 90% of your time doing as a parent.

Even if you read the parenting books before your first kid arrives, you are simply unprepared for a lot of things. Sure, the diaper-changing and the constructive playtime are all covered, so you think you've got that down. But when the kid has been around for a while, you slowly start to realize that you are spending most of your parenting time doing things that no book warned you about.

Vote up the stuff you spend the most time doing, and add anything that's missing.

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  • Laundry
    1
    267 votes

    Laundry

  • Daydreaming of bedtime
    2
    222 votes

    Daydreaming of bedtime

  • Explaining 'Why'
    3
    197 votes

    Explaining 'Why'

  • Futilely organizing the playroom toys
    4
    204 votes

    Futilely organizing the playroom toys

  • Feeling guilty for staring at your screen instead of engaging them
    5
    112 votes

    Feeling guilty for staring at your screen instead of engaging them

  • Shouting at the back seat of your car
    6
    175 votes

    Shouting at the back seat of your car