unfortunately. I know everyone has said at some point "they didn't tell me about THIS!!" and why aren't there "instructions?" If you were to write an instruction booklet on children and their "issues" with your experience as a parent, what would you put in it (whether funny or serious) ... things we learn from our children that we didn't know -- or things we didn't "expect" or secrets our parents kept from us about children LOL. My mother always said "I hope you have a child JUST LIKE YOU" and she wasn't really laughing. Well, she sort of jinxed me I think. HA HA - just kidding - adore my kids (one adult - one almost adult). This could be a good/serious/funny guide to those "expecting" right now. Oh and I love to laugh so.....bring it on!!!
2006-07-14 14:43:19 · 13 answers · asked by butterfliesRfree 7 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
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2006-07-14 14:55:49 · answer #1 · answered by ostrom57 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Reading those were so funny... and eye-opening. I have 2 boys that are 20 months apart, and the oldest isnt quite 2 yet. But I have learned so far... do not take one day for granted. If you have had a bad day, just look at you child(ren) because they can make you melt. And whoever said that women have to have the children as punishment was obviously a man because child birth was the most amazing (yes, painful but still amazing) thing that I could have ever gone through. And as someone who was told early on that I couldnt have children, I feel like the most blessed person in the world for getting the opprutunity to be a parent twice.
2006-07-14 22:24:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There should be warning on them that says once you've had one you just cant stop!! (Like the potato chips) I never thought I wanted children. After my first I was ready to do it again and couldn't believe it. We are on #3 now and if we had the time and money I had have 10! They are worth ever sacrifice and heartache you can possibly endure. There is no other words that will melt your heart faster than I love you from the mouth of a child!
2006-07-14 21:50:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to think that a quiet child was a good child. A quiet child ACTUALLY means that they are doing one of these ten things:
1 - Pouring lotion all over themselves so as to become a slippery, slimy whitish colored drippy mess that will drip all over the floor and make you slip and fall.
2 - Figuring out how to use logistics to get the things that you don't want them to have.
3 - Storing food in your DVD player.
4 - Sorting out the trash on your floor.
5 - Flushing entire rolls of toilet paper down the toilet.
6 - Finger painting with anything that has pretty colors (paint, mustard, ketchup) on everything but paper.
7 - Eating the dog's food.
8 - Reprogramming the remote control.
9 - Cleaning the house with gallons of water poured all over the place.
10 - Break into mom's makeup and making themselves look completely insane.
2006-07-14 21:59:46 · answer #4 · answered by Pappa Poopy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i agree with you. when i got my car i got a manual. with my t.v. i got a licence. but yes with my child i got nothing. sometimes everyone thinks o.m.g. is what im doing right ? but it usually is. everyone has that much of advice you dont know which way to turn. then when they come home with the hard questions about sex or anything else your other side shouts you to give them a answer. what ever the task you think your the only one who has gone through what your going through now. BUT your not. your not even in the first million. BUT you soon take on the role of- mother- teacher - play mate cleaner cook ect you never knew you could do so much. its funny but as soon as the midwife gives you this little bungle you feel love you have never felt before. & through the years it remains there what ever they do. because they are & allways will be your children.
2006-07-14 22:05:14 · answer #5 · answered by KATIEKAT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's usually the reaction of young parents who are very goal-oriented, and probably professional career-oriented. I can relate to the question/topic from that viewpoint.
My wife and I have two grown children who are post-college and working independently for a while now, but I can remember their younger days.
Here are a few of my major "lessons learned":
Make all your decisions based on love. Love your kids. Invest yourself in your kids. That doesn't mean you have to spoil your kids or give them everything they ask for. Love is being there for them. Being involved in their lives. Being involved in their hopes and dreams. Being there to hug them when they cry and praise them when they succeed.
Make time to do things with them. When they're young, teach them how to ride a bike. When they're older, teach them how to drive a car. Make a point of doing things with them that they'll remember: A vacation, a special project they needed to do for a school project, you name it.
Every parent screws up at one time or another. Every parent says NO sometimes when the right answer was probably a gentle "yes, but we'll do it this way".
Keep the lines of communication open. Talk honestly and openly with your kids. My grown kids still come back to me for advice as young adults - how cool is that? I don't tell them what to do... we just talk about the options, the benefits and drawbacks, and they make up their mind.
Hug your kids often. Tell them you love them. If they are away from home, call them when they don't call you.
Treat your kids like people, like young adults - even when they're not quite there yet. If the kids are going too far with something they want to do, give them some alternatives that you find acceptable and let them choose. For example, "No, you can't stay up to midnight at your friend's party, but I can pick you up at 11PM or your friend's parents can bring drive you back at 10:30".
Want to gain your kid's loyalty? Stand up for them in public when they are right, or even partially right.
The time you invest in your kids pays interest that is the best investment in the world.
2006-07-14 21:59:46 · answer #6 · answered by Rich T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they came with a handbook i certainly would have read it first and then NEVER had children. My Mother would always tell me that she hoped that I have a child 3 times worse than I was. To my blessing I had a son. which as it has turned out is just like his father. WHICH IS WORSE THAN I WAS AS A KID!!!!!! So I guess you could say that my mother got her wish. (thanks mom)lol
2006-07-14 21:56:08 · answer #7 · answered by cosmic beauty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take your most hectic day at work and throw in a lack of sleep, and hefty serving of diarrhea, and 3 million telemarketers all trying to call you at the same time. That's parenthood :o)
2006-07-14 21:49:07 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be a parent before being a friend,and at some point ,do not allow them to make you feel bad for telling them what to do, when it's for there own good.
2006-07-14 21:59:42 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish that I had a handbook that told me once they start talking they don't shut up!!!
I wanted so bad for my son to start talking. He has NEVER stopped!!
2006-07-14 21:48:21 · answer #10 · answered by hello_heather_03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋