2007-02-23 06:23:09 · 19 answers · asked by NightOwl 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Best - seeing things through their eyes is like learning things all over again and they can be so sweet, lovely, funny and loving and cuddly and they smell gorgeous!!
Worst - never being able to wake up when I want to-always being woken up in the morning and middle of the night. I am sooooo tired!!
2007-02-23 06:34:06 · answer #1 · answered by daniel'smum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's frustrating when they are little and they cant talk to tell you what's wrong. Then when they can talk all they do is talk back and argue, wishing they'd quit talking again.
Actually the best thing is watching them grow and discover the world around them. Especially around three when they start thinking for them selves. You never know what they will say next.
As far as the worst. Is when they are sick and not feeling well, and you can't do too much to help. Or when they are introuble, wondering if you are disaplining them correctly, is it too much or not enough.
They say certain ages are worst than others (ex. terrible twos), but every age is different with different ups and downs. You learn as you go.
2007-02-23 06:32:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worst aspects of being a parent I would have to say is loosing sleep and alone time. I can't remember the last time I took a shower without having one of my sons knocking on the bathroom door for something. Can't sleep in late anymore and haven't had a hot meal at home since I first got married.
The best aspects of being a parent is watching my boys discover something new and seeing the understanding in their face. Unconditional love is given to me no matter what I do. Ground them or take away their favorite toy, gain 40 pounds, it doesn't matter to them because they love me no matter what. And no matter how bad of a day I have I can always have one of my boys hug me and tell me they love me, and everything just disappears (at least for a moment).
2007-02-23 06:32:07 · answer #3 · answered by little indian girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am both a parent and a foster parent and I guess it would depend on answering this question on which mood I am in, and what kind of day I have had. My (all) children, I love with all of my heart...as for my foster children...(adoptive) they hold a slightly different place in my heart for all the **** they have had to go through. Seeing a child cry because they were teased at school, because they didn't make the baseball team that their best friends did, having no visit with mommy and / or daddy because they had better things to do is all heart aching...but to see them smile when they accomplish something or just to hear about their day (good or bad) makes it all worth it!
2007-02-23 08:51:53 · answer #4 · answered by Mom to Foster Children 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that you created a remarkable intelligent human being and watching them learn something new everyday in everything they do. The worst is not having any freedom or money or help or support or I could go on and on but the good by far out weighs the bad!
2007-02-24 06:27:30 · answer #5 · answered by sm80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worst is you can't just take a nap whenever you want...I miss sleeping SOOOO much! LOL!
The best is when my three year old wants to take a nap with me! I just love snoozing together, or cuddling watching a movie...and when you get home from work when they run at you screaming "Mommy!" It's a rush! It's great to be loved by someone so cuddly and sweet! Kids have a good "smell" too...like Kool Aid and kids' Shampoo...when I first had my daughter I "sniffed" her all the time! I love the baby smell!
As you can tell...the good far outweighs the bad!
2007-02-23 06:30:16 · answer #6 · answered by claireandmouse 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is this your question?
Best-smiles, seeing my Mom and my husband's parents and grandparents with him, laughter, the smell of him after a bath, the knowlege that he counts on me and that I have a friend and son for life.
Worst-not many. It's tiring and expensive, but worth it. You can borrow so many items and be creative if you are strapped money-wise. Balancing work and home. I just took a job with 32 hours a week so I can spend more time with my son.
It's a harder and more rewarding job than I ever expected!
2007-02-23 06:28:05 · answer #7 · answered by Dana E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.
But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down.
It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.
* That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite.
What do you get for your $160,140?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140, you never have to grow up.
You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* keep watching Saturday morning cartoons,
* keep going to Disney movies, and
* keep wishing on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, make hand prints set in clay or cards with backward letters for Father's Day and Mother's Day.
For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck.
You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs,
*and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.
You get a front row seat to history to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first bra,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal.
You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren.
You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits.
So one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.
That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!
May you always love & enjoy your children & grandchildren!!!!!!!
2007-02-23 08:27:47 · answer #8 · answered by amyvnsn 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Best: being blessed daily with all of the laughter, silliness, magic, imagination, innocence, and wonder that we lose when we become adults. Front row seats to the life of another human being, and all their accomplishments, disappointments, and development.
Worst: a complete and utter lack of privacy, and knowing that with each day she needs me less and less, as she develops into her own intelligent, funny, strong, and independent little person.
2007-02-23 09:58:58 · answer #9 · answered by ~Biz~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best is the wonder and awe that u have created ... the worst is the teenage years !
2007-02-23 09:03:15 · answer #10 · answered by jizzumonkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋