Having my 4 kids has made my life a joy,We spend time together,laugh together,of course we argue[mostly with the 2 teenage girls!]You give up alot to have children,but they saved me from myself,no more destructive behavior and lonliness!
2006-08-27 08:18:55 · 22 answers · asked by Cherokee 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Oh and I also have custody of my 3 year old granddaughter Kiana,she is a huge blessing,no empty nest at least until I am 65!
2006-08-27 08:40:16 · update #1
Let's see I can no longer go to the bathroom without an audience. Sleeping in is a thing of the past. I'm now a short order cook. I've learned to how to keep others from killing each other. I can tell the sounds of my child's cry from any others so my hearing must have improved. But most of all I've learned what it feels like to take your heart out of your own body, give it legs and watch it go out into the bad bad world! No horror flick will ever be as scary as that!
2006-08-27 09:50:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I never wanted children. I didn't want the responsibility or the trouble. When I did have a child, I immediately went and made sure it couldn't happen again. Now, I realize that he is more to me than anyone or anything else could have been. I love him to pieces. He has saved me from myself. I won't be having any more (thank goodness) but I am very glad that I made the decision to have one. He's my world. Now that he is 10, I'm finding him even more enjoyable because his personality is shining. He makes me laugh, cry, rejoice, and he also encourages me to set a good example for him...
For instance.. not that anyone will read this far but it makes me laugh... I was at a stop light and he said, mom.. you should just run it. There isn't anyone around. I said, I can't choose which laws to break and which to follow so I'm going to wait for it. He says, Then why do you always speed??. Bam.. reality hits you in the face. So... this mom has slowed it down and stops at stop signs and obeys ALL traffic laws because my son called me out. lol
2006-08-27 08:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow, Serendipity has a way with words, doesn't she.
Well said, I have to agree with her.
Now on to my answer:
I have to say that The Mother's curse, " I hope you have kids just like you."is somewhat true. My kids are just like me especially My 3 year old. He is clumsy, weird, STUBBORN, a problem solver extraordinaire, just like me and I am proud of it. I never thought I could feel such pride, love, joy. I can't imagine my life with out them.
There is NO spontaneity, everything has to be planned out. Lots of responsibility, Busy beyond belief, Money and sleep are at a premium. I love every minute, no every second of it.
2006-08-27 16:39:42 · answer #3 · answered by Red Yeti 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree. My son has changed my life so greatly. If it had not been for him being born I don't think I would be alive with the lifestyle I was living. Now some say that you will be lonely when they leave the nest... I hope that is not true
2006-08-27 08:25:17 · answer #4 · answered by NaijaPrincess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you on kids bringing joy and happiness into our lives. I have two boys ages 12 and 8. My husband and myself ask each other on occasion, what did we do with our time before we had the kids? LOL! They keep us hopping! But also with them came worry. When my kids, especially the first, was born, I worried constantly about everything. Just about drove myself crazy. I have loosened up some, but there is still worry over them. My mother always told me, you won't know worry until you have your own kids and boy was she right.
2006-08-27 08:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by jeanclaudefan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never imagined how much a parent loves his child till I had mine, I think there is no greater love than a mother's love, I have two daughters, and they are the light of my life, I wish to have more but too scared , life is very difficult these days, and it is not easy to raise kids.
2006-08-27 08:36:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't even think about how it has "changed" my life
because my family is my life
everything I am proud of everything that brings me joy stems from my wife and our five children
and it looks like my one grandchild may be on the way to bringing us as much joy all over again
2006-08-27 08:22:18 · answer #7 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love my son dearly and would do anything for him. I'm not complaining, only answering your question.
We are not free to come and go as we please, do what we want, eat where we want, go on vacation where we want or buy the car we want.
Now, I don't care, and those things are what we'll do as he gets older. We can now leave him at home alone for short spurts of time, so we eat at a restaurant close to home when we want something different. He makes us laugh a lot!
2006-08-27 08:25:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations, Cherokee....this is a testimony of how parenting SHOULD be! I, unfortunately, had a child before I was diagnosed bipolar and it turned out to be a sad story, though, thankfully, I get to talk to him and be part of his life now and I love him very much, though I didn't get the blessing of getting to raise him.
2006-08-27 08:22:21 · answer #9 · answered by Kiss my Putt! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having children change dmy life conpleatly. My daughter is 7 and my son is 4. They fight all dayyyyyyy this drives me up the wall but I still love them:)
2006-08-27 08:23:08 · answer #10 · answered by chicata25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋