OMG. If you haven't yet heard about the stay-at-home-dad who leaves Post-it notes around the house in an effort to document his day-to-day life with the kiddos, you're totally missing out. This is some funny sh-t, people. I just don't understand why I didn't think of doing something like this myself back when my son was a toddler.
This dad doesn't simply stop at writing out the Post-its. Nope. Chris Illuminati posts photos of them over on his blog — and to say the notes are good for a few laughs is one very big understatement.
Check out these photos to see some of the funniest musings from this dad's life — which I think it's safe to say any parent will relate to 100 percent.
Real talk
Chris Illuminati became a stay-at-home dad when his first child was born in 2010. His wife encouraged him to write notes to himself remember all of his new dad duties. "She reminded me, again and again, of all the duties I was to perform while she was gone," he explained on his blog. "'I better write this down,' I joked, and grabbed some Post-it notes and a black Sharpie."
Clearly, the rest is history.
Parenting pro-tip
Just a few years — and one more baby — later, Chris has over 60,000 blog followers reading his hilarious (and legit) parenting advice.
How to stop a tantrum
Chris isn't afraid to share his tried-and-true parenting "tips" — like this quickie guide to stopping a tantrum. It works every time … sort of.
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The perils of potty training
Like father, like son?
The midnight puke-fest
Frat parties, raising toddlers — they're pretty much the same thing, right?
The reality of the terrible twos
Chris taped this note to a bottle of pain relievers — because that's exactly what every parent needs after a long day of dealing with an unruly toddler.
The facts of life
It's the talk every parent dreads: the birds, the bees, and … the realities of crippling exhaustion that come with being married and having children.
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Bedtime struggles
Something tells me this kid isn't going to sleep tonight.
Those damn kid shows
You know you're a parent when the kids have been asleep for 40 minutes and you're still watching Doc McStuffins.
Bathroom privacy (or the lack thereof)
Parenting rule #384: Thou shalt never pee alone ever again.
The magic of breastfeeding
In case you were wondering, "permanent roommate" is how Chris refers to his wife in his notes.
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Toddler safety advice
Sometimes your job as a parent is to protect your kids from danger. Other times, your child *is* the danger.
Who's the boss?
We all know who's really running the show here. Chris is just honest about it.
Hello kids, good-bye income
They say the best things in life are free, but they also say kids are the best things that ever happened to you, so I guess that means the best things in life are actually ridiculously expensive and require a college fund.
The final countdown
They're counting down until summer vacation. You're ticking away the final moments of your sanity before they're home from school for three months.
For more of Chris Illuminati's hilarious notes, check out his blog: Message With a Bottle.
