Comments on: Life Before Children

By: shambolicliving

shambolicliving — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:47:16 +0000

In reply to Kim.

Grandchildren – your second chance to get it right! Or the opportunity to spoil and return leaving parents to deal with the fallout – revenge.

By: shambolicliving

shambolicliving — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:37:54 +0000

In reply to Cardinal Guzman. Now you will do the parenting thing much better when your time comes because you will have the benefit of my expert advice!

By: Cardinal Guzman

Cardinal Guzman — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 09:29:35 +0000

Haha, great post. I don’t have any children yet, and after having read this, I’m not sure if I want any 🙂 You write very well, loved the phrase: “Is it some sort of parental dementia designed to help your fragile brain cope with the post-traumatic onslaught of raising children?”

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:37:26 +0000

Must agree with those who’ve commented that their children are grown and things don’t really get less hectic. I don’t know if I remember what my life was like “BK” either because I had children when I was 20 and that was sooooooo long ago but I know that having grown children doesn’t make things less hectic. I had 4 children in the years between 20 and 26 and my youngest will be 22 in a less than a month but my house is still just as chaotic or maybe even moreso. As difficult and time consuming as it is/was to care for a bunch of little ones it really isn’t as bad as caring for grown children (who keep moving back home to live) and having to clean up after them because “they are too busy to clean up after themselves (and of course I have nothing else to do)! I am looking forward to grandchildren when I can clean up after a little one and teach once again how to put your things away! LOL

By: Betty Fitzpatrick

Betty Fitzpatrick — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:06:05 +0000

Janine I agree with Orples – life is soooo hectic and as you know I had two children, two dogs two cats, 2 service stations ( for 3 Years) but thank god only ONE husband who wanted THREE HOT MEALS every day- but really we muddle through and now I SO enjoy my grandchildren, going to all their soccer games, concerts award days etc., wouldn’t change a thing.
Mum

By: observationsonmylife

observationsonmylife — Tue, 29 May 2012 12:43:21 +0000

Enjoy them, life goes by so quickly, mine are all grown up now – and even more problematic !!!

By: orples

orples — Tue, 29 May 2012 00:20:58 +0000

Janine, the humor in your writing reminds me of Erma Bombeck. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erma_Bombeck ) I suspect, if you submitted your motherly adventures to the right sources you would find a sympathetic audience; one that is living the same life your are. You could probably rake in some big bucks with your talent. I understand exactly where you are coming from, although I walked your road sometime ago. Still, I remember the challenges. Now, I find myself helping with my grandchildren. My maternal instincts have become a permanent fixture. And through the headaches, complaints, and near nervous breakdowns, you know your life has a mission; a purpose. One day, you will look around and these days will be past and you’ll wonder where the hell everybody went. Then, you can sit down and relax … until the grandchildren arrive. 😉 Have a great week, dear.

By: Becks

Becks — Mon, 28 May 2012 22:48:02 +0000

I am almost paralysed with overwhelm when I have a mere few hours of toddler-free time. So many things to do – how can I possibly choose? How can I maximise those precious 180 minutes on a Wednesday morning? Do I relax? Energise? What do I doooooooooo?

Thankfully I have a long while to work it all out

Becks xx

By: gooorooo

gooorooo — Mon, 28 May 2012 22:19:49 +0000

What about children free vacation?
I chatted with a friend earlier today. She told me she would be taking children free holiday with her husband later this year, while kids are with grandparents. My children are 7 and 5 and I have never had children-free hols yet. Frankly I cannot even imagine them…Aren’t i weird?
As for a day without kids, yeah , that’s easier to picture for me: simply getting on with coffees, books, papers, blogging, doing business all without the interruption by ‘muuuuuuumy he spat on me and now my skin is burning’ or something to that silly effect.

By: The J85

The J85 — Mon, 28 May 2012 21:27:16 +0000

ONE child free day would mean sleeping in til noon than cleaning and rushing to run errands before they return…more than that? I honestly have no idea…