Last Friday our school held its annual trivia night. It’s always a big night. Put a group of parents together, give them an excuse to play dress-ups, offer them cheap alcohol and things are bound to get a bit squiffy. Okay, perhaps a lot squiffy. The next morning we gathered around the side lines of our various kids’ soccer commitments, sporting large sunglasses and even larger take-away coffees whispering “So, just how drunk were we last night?”
That Saturday evening we went to the NRL double header. It was E’s first footy game and 80 odd minutes of sitting still went just about as well as you might expect with a two year old. We did not stay for the second game. In fact the whole weekend confirmed the long held parenting belief that toddlers are basically just tiny drunk humans.
Here’s why …
- He kept taking off his shoes. The only other person who would be more committed to divesting themselves of their footwear is a drunk lady at the races at about 4pm.
- He completely over estimated his abilities. We were waiting for the bus driver on the trip home. Where is driver? E kept asking. Then he popped up out of seat and had a quick look at the driver’s seat. I drive? He asked. In related news, I completely over-estimated my drink-fitness, trivia knowledge and hang-over competenece.
- He was completely and inappropriately loud. Even at a football game. But people were quite indulgent. Helps to be two and very cute. Shall not talk about the inappropriate loudness on display on Friday night. Suffice to say a friend who lives quite a number of streets away from the trivia night heard the carry on. Sorry neighbours.
- He is completely incoherent but incredibly committed to what he is saying. Still on the bus, he kept saying “The bus must stop. It seems a little bit hot. The wheels on the bus. Da da dum dum.” In the same vein I think I might have been completely committed to incorrect trivia answers.
- He strikes up chats with random strangers. Because why not? And it helps to be two and very cute.
- He fell asleep after big promises. At 8pm he was still rearing to go, by 8:30pm he was falling asleep and not caring where. I made it until past 11pm on Friday night. That’s a mum record for me.
- Odd stuff happens all the time. At the end of the evening he ran up the mall, singing I love batman. A strange guy said “I love batman too. I’m wearing batman undies. Wanna see?” Seriously, I couldn’t make this stuff up and that read a lot creepier than it was in real life. One of those Did that really happen last night? moments. I encountered a few of them Saturday morning in relation to Friday night. Most of which we were confirmed by terrible snapchat moments that I quickly deleted.
What do you reckon?
Are uninhibited two year olds just like tiny drunk humans?
Any related stories to share?
The one big difference is that the two year old never feels guilty and never regrets a thing! And the two year old is able to do it all again the next day!
I’m looking forward to our school’s trivia night next term 😉
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I hope it’s as fun as ours was! I must learn lack of regret from my little one.
Bahahahahaha! So true. 3-year-olds are only marginally better 🙂
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We only have a few months to go and then we are at three. I think the craziness may just amplify.
Hahahaha, toddlers are the best!!
They truly, really are.
Yeah, mine turns 2 next month, she’s pretty hilarious! Little humans emerging from the baby that they were…
It’s such a great age – the cute little personalities coming through.
YES! So true. Adults and little toddlers have so much in common 🙂
Don’t you wish you could be so uninhibited without alcohol?
Ha ha ha! Scarily true on every level. Same must be said for the way toddlers kiss you goodnight like a drunk friend, with both hands around your face and a deeply serious ‘I love you’. Love it!
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That is true! And SO gorgeous. Funny that we both had big nights to blog about 🙂
Oh how I miss two yr olds! … They are so totally little drunk humans and so gorgeous especially when they belong to someone else!
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They just live in their own gorgeous little worlds, don’t they?
They really are permanently drunk (which is probably why they don’t get hangovers). x
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Hahha – yes – hair of the dog all the way (actually, he’d probably really eat the hair of the dog).
Absolutely! My 2 year old is acting like a tiny human who had a very drunk night last night! Oh the tears and tantrums! A real hangover would be more fun, lol!
#teamIBOT
Ah yes — all the emotions!
Robyna, you are soooooo right! My husband seems to still have many of these traits even as an adult.
Bahahah. Yes they are just as bad when they have had a few!
Oh yes, the two year old stage! Both painful and hilarious. And the adult drinking, well yes, I can see how that can relate and the last ladies night out I had about 2 years ago sounded very similar…but what a great night!
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Oh those nights are SO worth it. Even when you vow the next to day to never, ever, ever again.
Yes!!! I love the first one with the shoes. A few drinks and I can’t wait to kick mine off, as for my three year old she outright refuses to wear shoes most of the time. How bizarre with the Batman undies lol.
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It was pretty crazy. I think he may have had a few cordials himself.