The Joys of Parenthood

[Nicodemus79]

First of all, thank you very much!

Second, coming from someone who was, to wildly understate it, apprehensive about whether or not the good would outweigh the bad, I'm telling you that the good far outweighs the bad. It is SO worth it. My whole opinion changed the moment he was born. The first time I looked at him, something just clicked. That's MY boy. You should also know that he had colic for the first 4 months. We didn't sleep hardly at all, and when he was awake and not eating, he was screaming. I don't have the longest of tempers, but even the few fleeting smiles I got through the screaming got me through something that would have been absolutely impossible for me before I had my own child. Had it been someone else's, and I was just babysitting for the night (well, I probably wouldn't babysit at all for ANY reason, that's how anti-child I was), I would have called the parents home.

 

[doveofserenity]

Quoll, every one of the things you said in the OP made me lmao seeing my 11 and 14 yr olds, back at the "terrible twos" and younger. So very true.

Emptynester, your words make me sigh, cause i know the time is coming when i have to let them have the freedom of adults.

The one thing that hit me the most is when my youngest was born. The doctor said, "I doubt he lives to see his first birthday, and he will never see his 10th birthday".

i was in total shock at that mans words. At that point, i knew; come hell or high water; both my sons would live a full life.

The happiest day of my life was when my lil one turned 10. i dialed the hospital and asked for the doctor who said that. Eventually he came on the line, and i told him who i was. And then i said "doc, i would like you to say hello to someone for me", and i put my birthday boy on the phone.

In his quiet, loving, sweet little voice; my youngest son said "Hi Doc, do you remember me? I am the one you said would never see his 10th birthday. Guess what???? I turned 10 today and have a big party going on. Talk to you later".

He handed the phone back to me and went back to his party, i put the phone up to my ear and all i could hear was the doc saying "God, He made it". I said "Yes doc, he did. And don't ever tell another mother her child will not live to see a certain birthday. " And then said goodbye and hung up.

So all your words on here just fill a mothers heart with smiles and joy. And i thank you for the fond memories.

 

[SimpleGifts]

The happiest day of my life was when my lil one turned 10. i dialed the hospital and asked for the doctor who said that. Eventually he came on the line, and i told him who i was. And then i said "doc, i would like you to say hello to someone for me", and i put my birthday boy on the phone.

In his quiet, loving, sweet little voice; my youngest son said "Hi Doc, do you remember me? I am the one you said would never see his 10th birthday. Guess what???? I turned 10 today and have a big party going on. Talk to you later".

He handed the phone back to me and went back to his party, i put the phone up to my ear and all i could hear was the doc saying "God, He made it". I said "Yes doc, he did. And don't ever tell another mother her child will not live to see a certain birthday. " And then said goodbye and hung up.

Damn. Kudos to you! And many blessings on you and your children...

SG