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Why Toddler Moms Are the Ultimate Heroes the World Needs

B John
4 min readMar 14, 2025

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A little boy smiling and standing in front of his collection of toys, holding a toy
Ryan with his ‘pokthit’ aka forklift (author’s image)

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If you think toddler moms are just wiping noses and watching cartoons, think again. We’re running high-stakes operations 24/7 — defusing tantrums, negotiating impossible deals, and surviving combat situations that would make Navy SEALs sweat.

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My son was 2 when he gave me my first lesson in the nitty-gritties of the automotive industry.

One day, I was cleaning his toys (ok fine, I wasn’t. I was trying to cram them all back into the cupboard so they wouldn’t launch a surprise avalanche on the next unsuspecting victim) when an unfamiliar small yellow object caught my attention.

“What’s this?” I asked my son who was trying to balance himself on his tiny toy school-bus.

Pokthit,” pat came the reply.

“What?” I blinked and blanked.

After countless google searches and a video call-consultation with my husband, I determined that my son was trying to say “forklift.”

After saying it multiple times and seeing that his mom still looked like an owl perched on…

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B John
B John

Written by B John

I read and write about work, life, books, relationships, parenting, feminism and other topics I feel passionately about. Here to learn, grow and express myself.

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