What is a skill that you have mastered that you never even thought about until you became a parent?

Answer 1

Being able to remember dramatic and "life ending" stories. Being a mother of 5 girls, my memory is sky high. I can remember each one of their boyfriends, fights, phone numbers, who did this, who did that and which one of my daughters its related to. It's amazes me, the amount of useless information I end up remembering. I couldn't stand this kind of stuff when i was in high school. Sometimes I'll mention it to one of my girls and they'll go, "Ma, why do you still remember that?"

Answer 2

I was always such a night owl and a heavy sleeper when I was younger. Now I wake up at every little noise the kids make,and I'm an early to bed early to rise kind of girl.
As a mother or ten every night I marvel at how my husband and I get eight kids from the age of 14 to two months old in bed asleep by ten,we are getting so organized and routined in our old age.
The most inportant skill I have learnt as a mother is listening with three teenage daughters this skill is of the most use.

Answer 3

I have mastered the I could be in a dead sleep but when my baby makes any little sound I wake up. I have mastered changing diapers fast so she can't turn over and crawl away. I have learned how to give her really fast baths because she hates taking them. And the most important thing I have mastered is loving her.

Answer 4

Taking two babies down a flight of stairs at 9 o'clock sharp. (22 month old and 8 month old). Now this is no easy task, LOL.I've mastered the art of the diaper change...the multiple diaper change where I lay them both down, hand each one the other's diaper and then ask "may I please have your brother's diaper?" so teaching manners at the same time as well. Filling a cup and a bottle and hiding them somwhere on my person while holding the baby and holding the toddler's hand and two blankies and one stuffed bear.And then the task of having them both tucked in and the light off before someone cries. LOL.

Answer 5

I can carry 2 kids and bring in groceries..... chase you and catch you if you run from me when you should be holding my hand.... talk on the phone , cook , and put your hair in a pony tail in a matter of minutes..... find the gum your sister and you were chewing and thought you could stretch it across the living room and make a jump rope out of it..... drink my morning coffee while sitting outside and not realize till I have finished it that my 3 & 5 yr old put june bugs in it to see if they could swim... UM I guess I have mastered multi-tasking and loving my kids imaginations .... Love it

Answer 6

Changing diapers.
Cleaning up vomit.
Scraping food off the ceiling.
Staying up all night with a screaming baby.
Attending a football game, a karate tournament and an orchestra performance all in one day.
Cooking real food.
Surviving on three hours of sleep a day (not necessarily at night).
Opening any kind of door with a stroller.

Answer 7

I can now sleep with my eyes open. Do 30 things at once. Stop a moving 3 year old with one word. I can talk on the phone, fold laundry, oversee homework/chores, discipline a dog, cook breakfast, make lunches and go pee all in the time it takes most people to make a pot of coffee LOL.

Answer 8

Just being a fulltime parent. Mastered the age of talking about puberty to my daughter.

Answer 9

I have absolutely mastered the art of patience. It's something I never had before my beautiful daughter came along.

Answer 10

I, who could never catch or throw in PE ever, can throw a toy in the toybox from anywhere in the room.
I can reassure boys about body parts and puberty while keeping a straight face.
I can catch someone's puke in my bare hands, and not barf.
[ I have also worn it to work when he got me on the way in! ]
I can change poopy diapers in the commander in chief, CENTCOM office [ he left ].
I can make up a song for anything - baths, diapers, teeth,
brushing cats, etc.
I can successfully defend my children from bullies - even teacher bullies.
I can tell a kid who is trouble the minute I meet him/her.
I remember everyone's phone number!
I can tell white lies with a perfectly straight face.
My kids are not allowed to tease, but we all play games on each other!
Staying up all night - with colic, sickness, tragedies, and last night, security at my son's all night grad party!

Answer 11

Watching Nichelodon and actually looking forward to coming home to seeing another Rug Rats, All That, etc. Worse; we go to the movies, such as Hey Arnold, Rug Rats movie, etc.
And I enjoy watching them!!

Now I am in love with Amanda Bines.

God Help me.