I have many friends who are having babies (some first kids, some 2nd or 3rd kids) and some who haven't decided if they want to have kids yet. SO this is my parenting advice b/c I obviously have a wealth of knowledge and years of education on the topic! HA! So here is what I have learned in the last 8.5 years.....
Being a parent is the hardest thing I have EVER had to do. It is not easy. It will test every ounce of patience you have. It will break you and you will get back up and keep on trying b/c you have a child who depends on you. You will ALWAYS question yourself and your choices. You will never think you are doing things 100% right.
You will compare your child to others and you have to realize that what they do (or don't do) at 6 months old DOESN'T matter. You will understand why some parents co-sleep and you will no longer judge them. You will understand why some parents spank and not judge them b/c you will probably do it too.
Hopefully parenting will allow you to loosen up....to realize the house will be a mess, the kids will get dirty (and have fun doing it).
But it will make you tighten up too...realizing how innocent they are, how everything affects them, you want to put them in a bubble and protect them....but there is only so much you can do and that is frustrating!
However, being a parent is the best and be most rewarding thing you will EVER do too.
There is NOTHING better than coming home and having your child run up to you, saying momma! and give you a hug.
There is nothing that breaks your heart more than seeing your child cry or suffer and there is nothing you can do to make it better.
There is nothing that will make you laugh more than hearing your child laugh, or act goofy, or say things you never thought would come out of their mouths
You will want to keep every piece of paper they color, until they are bringing home 10 pieces of 'art work' a day. You will think you child is brilliant and the cutest thing EVER.
Basically none of us know what we are doing and we just all hope for the best. Enjoy it! As everyone will always say, 'it goes too fast'......it really does. IT GOES TOO FAST!
Being a parent is the hardest thing I have EVER had to do. It is not easy. It will test every ounce of patience you have. It will break you and you will get back up and keep on trying b/c you have a child who depends on you. You will ALWAYS question yourself and your choices. You will never think you are doing things 100% right.
You will compare your child to others and you have to realize that what they do (or don't do) at 6 months old DOESN'T matter. You will understand why some parents co-sleep and you will no longer judge them. You will understand why some parents spank and not judge them b/c you will probably do it too.
Hopefully parenting will allow you to loosen up....to realize the house will be a mess, the kids will get dirty (and have fun doing it).
But it will make you tighten up too...realizing how innocent they are, how everything affects them, you want to put them in a bubble and protect them....but there is only so much you can do and that is frustrating!
However, being a parent is the best and be most rewarding thing you will EVER do too.
There is NOTHING better than coming home and having your child run up to you, saying momma! and give you a hug.
There is nothing that breaks your heart more than seeing your child cry or suffer and there is nothing you can do to make it better.
There is nothing that will make you laugh more than hearing your child laugh, or act goofy, or say things you never thought would come out of their mouths
You will want to keep every piece of paper they color, until they are bringing home 10 pieces of 'art work' a day. You will think you child is brilliant and the cutest thing EVER.
Basically none of us know what we are doing and we just all hope for the best. Enjoy it! As everyone will always say, 'it goes too fast'......it really does. IT GOES TOO FAST!
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