2006-06-26 07:55:26 · 24 answers · asked by clara s 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
letting them make their own mistakes
2006-06-26 07:58:27 · answer #1 · answered by T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I just celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary and we have 4 children, ages 27, 24, 21, and 8 (SURPRISE!). Each stage of their lives from birth through moving out on their own has had its own special challenges and joys. By far, the hardest part of being a parent for me has been watching my older children grow up to be adults and make choices that I don't necessarily agree with. I love them for who they are, but always accepting their choices and allowing them to learn difficult life lessons on their own is hard. With my 8 year old, it has been the hardest knowing how fast she is growing up. Even though I knew that would happen, it still catches me deep in my heart to know that the time will fly so much faster than I expect no matter how much previous parenting experience I have had.
2006-06-26 08:14:37 · answer #2 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The balance between being Mom and being friend. I don't want them to grow up leave home and never want to see me again because they laugh about how I was a terrible parent. Yet, I want to be a Mother and teach them morals and right from wrong. I hope I am creating a good balance. I worry that I am not.
2006-07-03 15:18:31 · answer #3 · answered by GOUTVOLS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have the most beuatiful baby in the world. Devote all your time, love, and effort into the child. You become bet friends doing things together all the time. The best sound in the world is the sound of your child's laughter and it breaks your heart when they are sad............and then it happens...............
TEENAGE YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can't even begin to explain what that is like unless you live through it.
The hardest part is watching them grow and having them think they don't need you any more ........when in reality they need you even more.
2006-06-26 10:06:56 · answer #4 · answered by heartwhisperer2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you have kids your absolute biggest fear is that something will happen to them - so the hardest part is worrying that they will always be safe.
2006-06-26 08:00:17 · answer #5 · answered by ptery 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the hardest part is letting them go on there own
2006-07-03 12:30:22 · answer #6 · answered by Sissy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spending the first few years teaching them to walk and talk and the next 14 telling them to sit down and shut up.
2006-06-26 08:00:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a single parent, having a child who has been ill most of her life, having no family around to help, and her becoming a teen !.
2006-07-03 13:41:19 · answer #8 · answered by JBWPLGCSE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not having flexible work hours to spend more time with my child so he isnt in preschool 5 days a week.
2006-06-26 08:29:29 · answer #9 · answered by Stewiesgal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seeing your children hurt and not fixing it for them. It's really hard to let your kids make their own mistakes and learn from them. Parents want to save them from life's problems, but doing everything for them isn't doing them any favors. They have to learn to get along in the real world, not some fantasy that we create for them... and it's tough to let go.
2006-06-26 08:00:17 · answer #10 · answered by Muddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trying to keep our own relationship and senses of self happy and healthy, finding time to be ourselves as people and as a couple, beyond just being Mom and Dad.
2006-06-26 08:01:18 · answer #11 · answered by DU|U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋