by Trufflemaker » Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:38 am
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I would just say, ENJOY each moment in your life--don't spend time longing for the next phase. Enjoy the anticipation of future parenthood, but don't get all impatient for it. It will be all the more delicious when it comes, for having waited until the time is right. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Sometimes, people romanticize the whole pregnancy and child-rearing thing, and you know it is not romantic at all when you are living it. Children are noisy, messy, demanding, and time-consuming from the moment they come out of the womb. (yes! I love my kids! really!) Sometimes you get "extras" in the package that you never considered ahead of time. One of mine has ADHD and man, it has been hard for the past 8 years. I have cried a lot and had a few tantrums of my own over this one. Now he is on a gluten-free, milk-free diet that seems to help a lot--but it is a lot of work (talk about time-consuming grocery shopping, batman). All this to say, that parenting is not something you want to engage in until BOTH of you are mentally prepared for it, and financially able to offer your child everything you want to give him/her. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#If you love babies and kids and want to spend time with some, you likely know some parents who would be happy to have someone practice parenting on their kids for an afternoon or evening! Volunteer to be a Big Sister if you don't know anyone who has kids, or have no nieces/nephews to spoil. You'll have fun, and learn a lot about yourself and kids at the same time. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#p.s. do you live in Ottawa? I have 3 delightful kids you could spend time with!! haha#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
"No one can teach riding so well as a horse."
C.S. Lewis, "The Horse and His Boy"