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Date Posted: 15:22:14 02/09/06 Thu
Author: 23
Subject: Re: Good things about parenting
In reply to: lump 's message, "Good things about parenting" on 14:26:31 02/07/06 Tue

I have this idealized notion of what parenting can be like. I have a few friends with kids who do things much differently than I plan to, and I don't know if I'm just kidding myself with my hopes for this whole thing. Like, maybe they act that way with their kids because nothing else works. (although, what they do doesn't seem to work, either).

Am I really going to be able to communicate with my kids as well as I hope?

Am I being naive to think that pleading to their higher natures will have any impact?

From watching other people parent, the most important ingredient (besides love) seems to be patience. Thankfully, I usually have plenty of that.

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[> Re: Good things about parenting -- lump, 16:37:41 02/09/06 Thu [1]

No - it's consistancy.

No one...well - there really are people who don't care - but ...let's see...how to put this.

My best friend is 30 and has no kids, but has got to watch us all raise ours. She also can pick out the things that are wrong. I can too. But I'm the parent.

No one wants to be a shitty mean or crazy parent (except said people above). It's alot harder than it looks.

But I already know you and your wife will be fine parents just from how you interact with each other. If you look around - those screamy meammy parents and those "what I forgot already" parents probably don't interact with each other very well either. If your wife and yourself are on the same page on ALMOST everything and you're consistant - you'll raise a fine little Lumpy Millicent. :)

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