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Date Posted: 17:17:37 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

Well, the friends I'm talking about are consistent in their impatience and use of yelling as a child-rearing technique.

I want to let my kids be kids (5 year old boys should be allowed to run around and make noise most of the time, as long as no one is getting hurt). I don't want to forget what it was like to be a kid. I still remember now what it felt like - feeling like you're the absolute center of the universe and nothing at the same time. I remember being positively terrified and positively elated. Extremes of emotion that I can no longer attain. I remember how easy it was to get completely lost in my own imagination. Just totally lost.

For me, the most important thing to get across is integrity. It's the main thing I learned from my dad - I may not agree with a lot of his political and religous views, but the man does what he says and always has.

I'm just really looking forward to this, not just because I already love the little bundle of cells, but because I'm so goddamned curious about how all of this is going to work.

It's wierd, though, I'm 30 and I still feel like I'm a kid in so many ways. Like I shouldn't really be allowed to do this yet - the stakes are so unbelievably high.

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[> Re: Good things about parenting -- Leo, 20:41:07 02/09/06 Thu [1]

One thing I recently learned is that your kid will never, ever, in a million years believe you have any concept of what its like to be a kid. Just by virtue of being their parent, you are a dinosaur.

History does repeat itself, some of the things I learned from my parents not to do, I do without even realizing it, and thats scary! But if I catch myself doing that, I will tell them I am sorry.

Kids are amazing though, I loved discovering the world again through their eyes, simple things like chasing butterflies in the backyard, or being handed a bouquet of weeds, lol. Mine are older now, but still surprise me with the things that come out of their mouths, although now its more like bling, bling and making up rap songs, and discovering boys!

Its a wild ride, although there have been many before you, its still unchartered territory, and there are no instruction manuals. I think you'll do fine though!

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