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[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)

Johnny Depp#65

FamilyChildrenHumorBehaviorHuman nature

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

  • raising children
  • coping with chaos

Putting it to work

  • using humor to cope

Questions to consider

  • What does parenting teach you?
  • How do you handle chaos?

Another view

Some children are more predictable.

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