In case you're the gambling type, I've compiled a list of probabilities parents face. NOTE: Unlike the scientific data on the website
Book of Odds,the odds of
my stats being accurate is pretty much nil.
1 in 13.5 million
Odds you teen will refrain from texting a friend while engaging in a conversation with you.
1 in 5
Odds, if you tried to read your teen's text messages, that you'd understand what the hell they were saying.
1 in 467
Odds your preschooler's shoes are full of sand.
1 in 2
Odds they'll dump their sand-filled shoes out in the middle of the living room floor minutes after you just finished cleaning.
1 in 27
Odds your newborn will have a diaper blowout directly after you've dressed them, strapped them in the car seat and you're running late to an appointment.
1 in 78
Odds you won't be able to identify yourself in your preschooler's artwork.
1 in 456,000
Odds a non-stop talking toddler will speak one syllable to grandma when handed the phone.
1 in 307
Odds you will forget your child beloved security item at home when on a family vacation.
1 in 563.5 million
Odds your teen WON'T be embarrassed if you start singing along to 'Girls Just Want to Have fun' or "We Are the Champions," when it's playing on a classic rock radio station.
1 in 241
Odds, if you have a kid between the ages of 4 months and 5 years, that you have petrified goldfish crackers in at least three yet-to-be discovered locations in your car.
1 in 18
Odds your kid will desperately have to pee when you're stuck at the top of a ferris wheel.