“Just wait ‘til the honeymoon phase wears off.”

“Just wait ‘til you have kids.”

“Just wait ‘til he starts crawling.”

“Just wait ‘til she’s a toddler.”

“Just wait ‘til you have another one.”

“Just wait ‘til they’re teenagers.”

These, and other similar “just wait” statements, are all too common in small talk or discussion with young people. It’s a popular habit to exhibit when in conversation with those younger than oneself: announce that they ought to wait until some further milestone is reached, and they will then see how difficult their station is. That is the stated or implied follow-up to each of the sentences above: “Just wait … and you’ll see how hard it is; just wait, and you’ll regret your choices or attitude.”

There are several things about this way of thinking and speaking

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