Fridays Are For One Question

I read an excellent post from Dan Darling this week called “10 Things Nobody Ever Told You About Being a Dad.” His list is below:

1) You are much less patient than you think you are.

2) Many times you’ll have no clue what to do.

3) You’ll realize that minivans are secretly awesome.

4) You’ll probably not get six continuous hours of good sleep ever again.

5) There are singular moments of joy so indescribable they can only be experienced.

6) Your presence is more important than you know.

7) You need to repeat the same words over and over to your children.

8). You will watch less of your favorite games, play less video games, and will go out with your guy friends hardly at all.

9) You will embrace your cluelessness as a gift from God.

10) You will realize your ongoing need to repent, confess, apologize, and forgive.

Read the rest for his explanations.

But let’s not stop there. For today’s question, I wonder what you would add to the list. And let’s expand it to include both moms as well as dads:

“What’s one thing nobody ever told you about being a parent?”