[Jack's] a hellcat, boy, he's something. The best training you can have for toddlers is having spent a number of years hanging out with drunks. Helping them walk, cleaning up their vomit, putting ice on their head when they fall and smack it on the table; the uncontrollable rage and tears and joy all in, like, ten seconds. He's just a cool little drunk. (2003)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker compares the chaotic behavior of toddlers to that of adults he has spent time around, finding humor in it.
- In plain terms
- He compares toddler tantrums to adult behavior.
- What can you take from it?
- Observing human nature helps parenting.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does parenting teach you?
- How do you handle chaos?
Another view
Some children are more predictable.
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