They told me about ... the lack of sleep. Sure enough we got less sleep and we now go to bed at the same time that we used to think about going out.
They told me that ... our child would have armies and leggies, not arms and legs. They were right.
I already knew about the nappies. But, they told me that ... they wouldn't be as bad as we expected. They were ... mostly right.
But nobody told me ... that I'd never [insert you favourite euphemism for going to the toilet] in private again.