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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear you OP. I picked my 3 year old up from daycare early last week to go see the dinosaurs at the museum. It's my own fault for getting excited and having expectations. She was a nightmare. I spent the entire time sprinting after her and trying to contain her. I literally didn't read a single word on a single exhibit. [b]Obviously I know a 3 year old isn't going to have an in depth conversation with me about the cretaceous period or whatever[/b], but I thought we would have some fun on her terms. Ended up with me literally sweaty  and exhausted from chasing her and her in tears because I was trying to contain her. It made me really sad because I made the mistake of looking forward to it. [/quote]

I have to say this totally cracked me up. I have a toddler and totally feel for you, PP, and for you too, OP. (This also kind of reminds me of another thread I read shortly before DD was born where a poster said she had renewed her subscription to the Economist figuring she could read out loud while she nursed, thereby keeping up with current events and expanding her baby's vocabulary, but turned out an infant wasn't interested in learning that Indonesia was at a crossroads or whatever.) My hopes and expectations [i]never [/i]match reality. So, I try to get my fun out of the pre-trip daydreams at least.  :wink: [/quote]

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