Re: Kids... need some serious advice...

Posted by Pete in Tejas on February 16, 2006 at 13:24:55 from (134.67.6.3):

In Reply to: Kids... need some serious advice... posted by Steven@AZ on February 14, 2006 at 17:14:16:

I'm 44 years old with a 5 month old daughter and a 3 year old son. They are the best, hardest job that I, or anyone that tries, can ever hope to have. I used to subscibe to the "Young and Stupid" vs "Old and Smart" theories of parenthood, where the young make up for inexperience through thier youthful vigor and the older parent (i.e. Me) used the wealth of worldly experience that they had gained up to that point in life to guide the child along the proper path of life. What a bunch of hog wash! Now that my senses and intellect have been completely dulled by the lack of sleep, incessant "why, what and no" of a 3 year old and the look of a 5 month old daughter that says "I own you", I am completely defenseless and have defaulted to the same standard lines every parent has used since the dawn of time. You just have to draw the line in the sand and defend it and let the little stuff go.(I'm still working on that) The "Old and Smart" only works for grandparents since they spoil em and send em home (before you can fully recover your energy).

I wish that I had my kids earlier in life, but that is not how it worked out for me. I am blessed to now have them, since we didn't know if we ever would. Which brings up another point. Every year you wait WILL reduce your chances of ever having kids and it WILL make it more expensive and risky to have them. If I had waited until I was completely ready to have children, then I doubt that I ever would have had any. It is just a huge decision.

The fact that you are actually concerned and thinking about the biggest choice of your life gives me hope that another set of caring and loving parents are about to be concieved.

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