Feb27

Toddler vs. Teen

Posted on February 27, 2019 by ParentingIsFunny

One is great at sleeping, the other excels in preventing sleep. Will the toddler succeed in waking his big sister? Or will the teen continue sleeping until the little brother gets bored and leaves? Place your votes in the comments, and I’ll reveal the answer.

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jaya on February 27, 2019 at 9:39 am said:

The teen sleeps on and the toddler, bored to yawns, falls asleep next to her. 😁

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 10:00 am said:
  
  Wouldn’t that have been nice? Sadly no. Teen, persuaded by toddler’s cuteness, woke up to play with him. Almost as good of a conclusion. 😉
  Thank you for playing, Jaya!
  
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  - jaya on February 27, 2019 at 5:49 pm said:
    
    Very sweet teen!
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 7:15 pm said:
    
    She is. It’s nice that I have girls who dote on their brother. He may be getting spoiled as a result, however.
    
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  - jaya on February 27, 2019 at 9:45 pm said:
    
    Oh they’ll turn into junior mommies soon enough and sit on him. No fear of spoiling! 😉
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 10:09 pm said:
    
    Sit on him! Haha. I guess we’ll see how long his cuteness will sustain him. 🙂
    
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Ally Bean on February 27, 2019 at 12:10 pm said:

The teen continues to sleep, rolls over– and knocks the toddler onto the floor where he’ll cry loud enough to wake up the teen. That’s my story and I’m sticking with it.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 12:12 pm said:
  
  Ooh, that’s a good, creative one. The correct answer is the toddler won the teen over with his cuteness. She rolled over, carefully, to hug him. 🙂
  
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  - Ally Bean on February 27, 2019 at 12:19 pm said:
    
    💕
    
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Allison Alter (apprehensively expecting) on February 27, 2019 at 12:41 pm said:

My money is on the toddler…always on the toddler.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 1:02 pm said:
  
  Yep! Winner. Toddlers know their stuff! Thank for playing, Allison!
  
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  - Allison Alter (apprehensively expecting) on February 27, 2019 at 2:45 pm said:
    
    Mine sent me to time-out earlier, so…
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 2:59 pm said:
    
    Haha!
    
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Flo jo on February 27, 2019 at 1:28 pm said:

The teen thought the little guy was a hobbit and woke up so they could find the ring together. (I bet the teen has exciting dreams. That’s why she sleeps so late.)

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 1:48 pm said:
  
  That is an excellent, well-educated guess!
  
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D. Wallace Peach on February 27, 2019 at 1:32 pm said:

My guess is that toddler starts messing with teenagers stuff, forcing teenager to pay attention (but not get out of bed). Teenager yells for parent to get toddler. Then teenager goes back to sleep. 🙂

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 1:47 pm said:
  
  Another wonderful, logical guess, and one I’m quite confident has indeed happened with these two. In this instance, toddler was already messing with teen’s stuff, though she didn’t seem to mind. She rolled over to hug him and eventually got out of bed not too long after that. He did his job well. 🙂 Thanks for playing, Diana.
  
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  - D. Wallace Peach on February 27, 2019 at 1:50 pm said:
    
    Wow. That is one accommodating and sweet teen! 🙂
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 1:51 pm said:
    
    All my girls adore their little brother. 🙂
    
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southernwriter122051046 on February 27, 2019 at 1:41 pm said:

This post makes me long for the days when my kids were still young! However, having little grand children now is all the fun without all the stress! Thanks for sharing!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 1:45 pm said:
  
  Grandparenting is a reward for surviving parenting! 🙂
  
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vikingspaul on February 27, 2019 at 1:58 pm said:

I am guessing the kid wins here. He is persistent. And Cute. Hard combo to compete with.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 2:02 pm said:
  
  That is absolutely correct. It’s almost like you have some inside knowledge into these children’s personalities. 😉
  
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aFrankAngle on February 27, 2019 at 4:10 pm said:

Toddler wins, teen unhappy.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 4:25 pm said:
  
  Close. Teen wakes up to hug toddler. They’re both happy. 🙂 I must say, though, I’m pleased by all the different variations people took with this. More than I had thought of.
  
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LA on February 27, 2019 at 5:15 pm said:

😀

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Chatter Master on February 27, 2019 at 5:25 pm said:

Baby will prevail. Always.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 7:15 pm said:
  
  That is indeed the truth!
  
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Andrew Reynolds on February 27, 2019 at 8:17 pm said:

Toddler vs teen. Always bet on the toddler. I’ll put a side bet on a loud, “MOM!!!” yell came from the teen.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2019 at 10:08 pm said:
  
  People who are saying always bet on the toddler (there have been a few of you), must be parents. Though she has yelled for me in the past when this happens, I don’t believe she did so on this occasion, but she did definitely wake up! Thanks for playing, Andrew. 🙂
  
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Yacoob on February 28, 2019 at 4:13 am said:

Irate teen throws toddler off. Toddler bawls. Mom comes in. Shouting ensues. Teen forced to wake up.

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- Yacoob on February 28, 2019 at 4:14 am said:
  
  OK…I only read the answer now. I was super-imposing *my* kids into the scenario 😉
  
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 28, 2019 at 9:30 am said:
    
    Oh dear. Teen is not yet at an age where throwing toddler off would be an option she’d think of–I hope. Maybe in a couple years. She’s still a young teen. 🙂
    
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heylookawriterfellow on February 28, 2019 at 7:46 am said:

Toddlers are persistent. Ruthless. Cruel. Shameless. Loud. Oh, so very loud….

This doesn’t even resemble a fair fight.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 28, 2019 at 9:22 am said:
  
  Haha! He was, amazingly, playing quietly with her toys in this instance, however. But, yea, he still woke her up. 🙂
  
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thefolia on February 28, 2019 at 9:20 pm said:

Teen does what I do when I want to rest longer, she plays “what’s on my back” with toddler where she asks him to place something on her back and she has to guess what it is. Toddler loves finding objects and mom can play this for a long time.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 28, 2019 at 9:43 pm said:
  
  What a great game! I may have to try that with mine. Thanks for the tip. 🙂
  
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Barbara Lane on March 1, 2019 at 2:21 pm said:

My votes on the toddler.

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 1, 2019 at 4:06 pm said:
  
  As I see many other savvy readers already know, toddlers always win. 🙂 Thanks for playing, Barbara!
  
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Jacqui Murray on March 2, 2019 at 8:35 am said:

I bet your daughter loved having you post this picture!

Well, what happened????

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 2, 2019 at 10:19 am said:
  
  She woke up, rolled over carefully, and hugged him. 🙂
  
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  - Jacqui Murray on March 4, 2019 at 9:06 am said:
    
    You have great kids.
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on March 4, 2019 at 9:38 am said:
    
    Yes, I do. The youngest is a little rascal, though. 😉
    
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indianeskitchen on March 2, 2019 at 11:14 am said:

Definitely the toddler wins! My grandson is 4 and always succeeds…lol

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 2, 2019 at 11:15 am said:
  
  Yep. You know it, Diane!! 🙂
  
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Mark Petruska on March 3, 2019 at 10:02 am said:

My vote goes to the teen. They are great at blocking out all attempts to get their attention, regardless of the other person’s age!

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 3, 2019 at 10:04 am said:
  
  So sorry, Mark. It’s clearly been a long time since you’ve had a toddler in the house. Toddler trumps all, I’m afraid. The little man is irresistible.
  
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PurplePumpernickel on March 7, 2019 at 5:16 pm said:

These are the priceless photos that we flash at wedding reception video montages – BLACKMAIL!

I vote the Teen continues to sleep …

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 7, 2019 at 6:10 pm said:
  
  Haha! Yes, I’ll have to keep that in mind. Actually, toddler won. She found his cuteness irresistible. 🙂
  
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GiGi on March 11, 2019 at 7:19 pm said:

Teen? TEEN?!?!? When did that happen???

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 11, 2019 at 7:33 pm said:
  
  She’ll be 14 in less than a month!
  
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- ParentingIsFunny on March 11, 2019 at 7:33 pm said:
  
  And I wonder the same thing, Gigi.
  
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Miss A on March 13, 2019 at 8:22 am said:

Toddlers always win the sleep war, don’t they….those little bast….cuties 😘

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 13, 2019 at 1:05 pm said:
  
  Haha! You said it. Let it be stated that Miss A said it–not me! 😉
  
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J.S - WEW on March 15, 2019 at 5:16 pm said:

Toddler will Win, But after winning the Sweet Contest “Toddler / Baby” will Sleep and the Elder Sister will Take Care for the Toddler. From World Eye Watch

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mothertherealist on March 19, 2019 at 10:24 pm said:

I just read this, and how ironic! I thought to write a similar post today after my preschooler (a little older than toddler, of course) came into our room bouncing, and then I had to go unearth the teenager from his bedthings…

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 20, 2019 at 10:33 am said:
  
  It’s undoubtedly a tale told the world over. 🙂
  
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  - mothertherealist on March 21, 2019 at 10:15 am said:
    
    True, at least for those who have both.
    
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Cigdem Cidan on April 24, 2019 at 12:16 pm said:

Haha i would have guessed teen continues to sleep. I only have 1 little one at the moment, his very good at preventing sleep in my household!

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- ParentingIsFunny on April 24, 2019 at 12:19 pm said:
  
  Little ones are exceptionally good at preventing sleep, and trying to keep themselves from sleeping [she types as her toddler cries in his crib instead of napping…] ;P
  
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