psst.. top realizations of life with kids!
Written by Siotha on August 16, 2010 – 10:57 am -Barack Levin writes about really good topics for parents, mostly for dad’s. But I felt inspired, enlightened, and mildly informed by his article 8 things I wish I knew before having kids.
So here’s my comments to these items. Get Ready. You’re going to read some practical info from Siotha. Exclusively learned from a 6 yr veteran of raising 2 children. LOL.
Sleeping.
Forget it. There’s no such thing as sleeping like a baby. if there is any noise in the house you will hear it, feel it, and rush to figure out – is it the kids, the house, or an intruder. Never before have you experienced the sleep but no asleep. as a matter of fact. I’m blogging right now next to a child who screams bloody murder if there isn’t someone in the bed with her asleep. Oh the joys of co-sleeping.
Feeeding.
At first it’s like, every other hour give the baby a bottle, because reality is you have to burp, hold, wrestle a baby baby… when they’re toddlers, strap em down in the high chair and enjoy the mess they make. It will take another hour to find all the food they fed to the dog, slung on the walls, and change the baby out of her clothes wash her and get the food outof all those crevices.
Bonding.
Yep. Babies prefer one parent over the other, and as they get older SCREAM when you leave the room. Even if you aren’t the preferred parent. They scream. Then when they are older, they slam the door and say – “I need me time. Get out!” I can’t wait to own a teenager.
Responsibility
I always knew that having a baby carries a lot of responsibility. I knew it, but never had to deal with it. – Barack
I can’t say it any easier. Good luck Kids are expensive, wives are expensive, family, cars, finances, retirement, insurance, jobs, job changes, banks, mortgages… all of that responsibility sets in about year 3.
Changing names
Good luck getting used to being called Dad or Mom. And calling your family the name you’re children are supposed to call them. Just do me a favor, don’t be on a first name basis. That’s so un-cool in my book. It’s almost like saying – i don’t want to be in a personal relationship with you. Or i’m too cool to make a sacrifice to be called a familiar name.
Time Management
Good luck. If you have a tip on how to show up, be calm, and cool on time with 5 kids in tow. Please share it with me. As there is nothing like the same excuse every day – Ooops I’m late again… the kids “insert excuse about kids here”
Relationship with spouse.
I love my husband. He’s great. But we get about 2 hours a day with him, an hour for dinner, an hour for play. Then we all go to bed, and call it a day. Talking becomes impossible as the kids start listening and putting their input in, dates become expesive with babysitter fees, etc etc. One of us has to have an eye on the kids at all times.
At night we’re exhausted, happy, and willing to do it all over again the next day. We love being a family, and will do what it takes to raise our children to be happy, adjusted, responsible, citizens of their community.
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