Parenthood Warnings!!
mjtaylor87
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What do you wish some one would have warned you about before having kids. None of the obvious like loss of sleep or how expensive they are. The real stuff that no one ever thinks about warning a new parent about.
For example no one ever warned me how much an argument with a 4 year old would push me to want to have a cigarette and a beer after they go to bed. there is no winning those arguments.
For example no one ever warned me how much an argument with a 4 year old would push me to want to have a cigarette and a beer after they go to bed. there is no winning those arguments.
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Nothing my children are angels and a blessing7
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Kids are the worst. Also i have no maternal instinct.5
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abetterme9366 wrote: »Some days, I wish someone would have just told me to close my legs.
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caco_ethes wrote: »Kids are the worst. Also i have no maternal instinct.
I love my kids but have very little maternal instinct as well. good luck to my kids lol0 -
abetterme9366 wrote: »abetterme9366 wrote: »Some days, I wish someone would have just told me to close my legs.
Me too
Don't even act like you don't want in them
I know i wouldnt trade them for the world but i sure would like a baby sitter for just one 24 hour span. then maybe i could clean my house in peace1 -
abetterme9366 wrote: »Warning: everything you own will be sticky
OH MY GOD YES!! AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT FROM!!0 -
mjtaylor87 wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Kids are the worst. Also i have no maternal instinct.
I love my kids but have very little maternal instinct as well. good luck to my kids lol
I have a ton of maternal instinct and I call my son " My lil dictator".1 -
abetterme9366 wrote: »abetterme9366 wrote: »Some days, I wish someone would have just told me to close my legs.
Me too
Don't even act like you don't want in them
I don't even know you so of course I do1 -
abetterme9366 wrote: »abetterme9366 wrote: »Some days, I wish someone would have just told me to close my legs.
Me too
Don't even act like you don't want in them
I don't even know you so of course I do
That's... strange.
ETA: do people still call it that?
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The viewpoint is how many people's experiences go. My DD has brought me more joy and LESS stress than I had as a manager of a retail electronics outlet. Even today as a teen, she's been great and while there have been the regular instances of trying to overstep boundaries, the joy I get as a father will NEVER cause me to dissuade people from having a kid if they can provide and take care of them comfortably.
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I have no ragrets about having kids.
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I wish people didn't telle certain things like "have fun never sleeping again" hahaha uh babies actually sleep all the time yes there was maybe a couple of nights that they cried all night but there's nights now I can't sleep same thing. It wasn't hard waking up every couple hours to pop my tit in my sons mouth and go to sleep while he eats.
"They cost a lot" ummmm duh its a human. If I added up all the unnecessary things you buy a month you could afford another kid. Cigarettes, beer, your expensive smartphone(instead of just getting the basic one why do you care about the new hot phone dumb af), pets, etc....
But I do wish someone would've told me there was a chance I'd catch my son using my bedroom trashcan as a urinal because he was too lazy to walk to the bathroom during video game boss battles3 -
Hmm I dunno. My two are teens now. Both are very much different from each other. My calm, responsible, level headed, goal oriented son.. My wild and carefree, back talking, opinionated, argumentative, strong willed daughter. Both are perfect just the way they are and I would never change a thing.
When circumstances require a more rational approach, my son interjects. When it requires a no nonsense get sht done approach, my daughter barrels through. Perfect yin and yang.
I don't have a maternal gene either, but what I do have is logic. So I just raised them to think outside the box and don't believe anyone or anything until they have researched it for themselves.
Never...ever.. argue with a child. I give my expectations. If they aren't met, I punish. I don't bargain. This isn't a bureaucracy.. I'm the law. But I'm a pretty laid back law. I don't bother with yelling over nonsense. Let them be kids and make mistakes.3 -
The viewpoint is how many people's experiences go. My DD has brought me more joy and LESS stress than I had as a manager of a retail electronics outlet. Even today as a teen, she's been great and while there have been the regular instances of trying to overstep boundaries, the joy I get as a father will NEVER cause me to dissuade people from having a kid if they can provide and take care of them comfortably.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
oh no thats not what i mean. i would never advise not having kids unless you just dont want to have them. i just meant the thing no one thinks to tell you about.
Like how my kids will dunk any food in any drink. not kidding: cookies in koolaid, meat loaf in apple juice, bananas in pop.
or how telling your kids to pick one little toy 50 times in one day can combine with all the other stresses of the day and before you know it you are sitting on the floor weeping over a ninja turtle that you could have just picked up yourself.
or how you would actually have to tell another human being not to stick a carrot up the cats nose.
before i had kids these things never crossed my mind.4 -
erica_today wrote: »I wish people didn't telle certain things like "have fun never sleeping again" hahaha uh babies actually sleep all the time yes there was maybe a couple of nights that they cried all night but there's nights now I can't sleep same thing. It wasn't hard waking up every couple hours to pop my tit in my sons mouth and go to sleep while he eats.
"They cost a lot" ummmm duh its a human. If I added up all the unnecessary things you buy a month you could afford another kid. Cigarettes, beer, your expensive smartphone(instead of just getting the basic one why do you care about the new hot phone dumb af), pets, etc....
But I do wish someone would've told me there was a chance I'd catch my son using my bedroom trashcan as a urinal because he was too lazy to walk to the bathroom during video game boss battles
ROTFL
now that is what i am talking about. no one ever popped up with those little pellets of wisdom now did they.
and i agree. i lost more sleep when my kids hit 2 and 3 because of nightmares of bumps in the night or just "hey i took a power nap and now lets play" babies were a breeze. couple rough nights but i would take an infant over a toddler any night. and I do not feel my kids are the expensive. Diaper suck yes but if you dont have the money than wash cloth diapers. I could breast feed for medical reasons so formula costs really sucked but there are programs to help with that. again my kids are more expensive now than when they were babies because i want to take them out and do things like zoos and fairs and children's museum but if you do it smart they even have discount day.
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GlassAngyl wrote: »Hmm I dunno. My two are teens now. Both are very much different from each other. My calm, responsible, level headed, goal oriented son.. My wild and carefree, back talking, opinionated, argumentative, strong willed daughter. Both are perfect just the way they are and I would never change a thing.
When circumstances require a more rational approach, my son interjects. When it requires a no nonsense get sht done approach, my daughter barrels through. Perfect yin and yang.
I don't have a maternal gene either, but what I do have is logic. So I just raised them to think outside the box and don't believe anyone or anything until they have researched it for themselves.
Never...ever.. argue with a child. I give my expectations. If they aren't met, I punish. I don't bargain. This isn't a bureaucracy.. I'm the law. But I'm a pretty laid back law. I don't bother with yelling over nonsense. Let them be kids and make mistakes.
love your approach. I just find my self in weird arguments with my 4 year old. not even like did you do that or no you cant have this arguments. we have full on arguments about like batman and paw patrol and what toys he already has at home (bad thing is i am usually wrong and when we get home he is sure to go find the toy and show me he already has it) I think i am raising a lawyer!!
But even as kids did you ever walk in on your kid doing or saying something that made you stop and think " I never thought i see/hear that in my life"0 -
I'm sterile, thank God. I was never cut out to be a parent.3
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MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Don't like kids. Don't want them. Congrats to all who want them and can have them but it's not for me.
But to add to the thread, since I'm not a parent, no one told me how shrill they can be. Loud yes, I knew that. But glass-breaking, ear-bleeding screams...ugh
oh yes they can. i used to hate the silence always had to have something on in the back ground. tv. radio. something now silence is my happy place. my kids know how to hit that right pitch that gets my ears poping and screeching.0 -
mjtaylor87 wrote: »The viewpoint is how many people's experiences go. My DD has brought me more joy and LESS stress than I had as a manager of a retail electronics outlet. Even today as a teen, she's been great and while there have been the regular instances of trying to overstep boundaries, the joy I get as a father will NEVER cause me to dissuade people from having a kid if they can provide and take care of them comfortably.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
oh no thats not what i mean. i would never advise not having kids unless you just dont want to have them. i just meant the thing no one thinks to tell you about.
Like how my kids will dunk any food in any drink. not kidding: cookies in koolaid, meat loaf in apple juice, bananas in pop.
or how telling your kids to pick one little toy 50 times in one day can combine with all the other stresses of the day and before you know it you are sitting on the floor weeping over a ninja turtle that you could have just picked up yourself.
or how you would actually have to tell another human being not to stick a carrot up the cats nose.
before i had kids these things never crossed my mind.
You have odd kids. Mine had chores as soon as they could walk. There was non of this nonsense of toys in the middle of the floor. I helped at first but by 3 they should be self-sufficient. I have zero patience for messes and a stream of irritating questions like "why is the sky blue? Where do babies come from? Why aren't there dinosaurs? Why is the DNA that causes bioluminescent animals to glow turned off in humans?" So I taught them to read and google by 3 so I didn't have to answer them 24/7. Which led to my sons amazed discovery of DNA by 4 and his theory on how kissing makes babies because saliva has DNA in it so must be swallowed by the girl.4 -
I don't have children so of course I want to voice my unqualified opinion
I've noticed that:
-parents seem to be slaves to their children
-while you are incubating them, they are essentialy a parasite, feeding off you...then they are born and "feed" off you for the next 18 years
-what happens to your "me time"?
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I don't have children so of course I want to voice my unqualified opinion
I've noticed that:
-parents seem to be slaves to their children
-while you are incubating them, they are essentialy a parasite, feeding off you...then they are born and "feed" off you for the next 18 years
-what happens to your "me time"?
18 years. ::laugh:: That's cute.10 -
That even though I love my daughter more than anyone or anything, sometimes I don't like her. She's about to turn 16, joy.
Don't worry about little details, some kids learn to walk faster than others, some talk faster. They are individuals with thier own traits and personalities, let that shine through.1 -
I don't have children so of course I want to voice my unqualified opinion
I've noticed that:
-parents seem to be slaves to their children
-while you are incubating them, they are essentialy a parasite, feeding off you...then they are born and "feed" off you for the next 18 years
-what happens to your "me time"?
Me time: first day of school which was the first time in 5 years that I could use the toilet in my house, by myself.3 -
They shape you in the most unexpected ways... without my daughter I would never have developed the patience and calm demeanour I have today... even now I can't see a kid running around the mall without smiling and being a bit envious of that parent's journey as they witness all of their child's "firsts".1
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MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Don't like kids. Don't want them. Congrats to all who want them and can have them but it's not for me.
But to add to the thread, since I'm not a parent, no one told me how shrill they can be. Loud yes, I knew that. But glass-breaking, ear-bleeding screams...ugh
Probably not a good time to tell you that I'm pregnant and you're the mother.
Sorry.2
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