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[Ladies-Eight]

Ponders good morning one and all!

The temperature is 48 and sunny.

Have a great day!

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Pond. Break out the ice skates . Pond party this afternoon.

 

[orrpeople]

@OneMountainAcres @room onthebroom @Alaskan
I remember a conversation I had w my SIL (never had kids) where she was saying I'd finally be "free" of my kids and how great that would be. I tried to carefully explain how I was never "trapped" with my kids - how a person can actually, really, truly love having them. I don't think she got it.

Just said goodbye -again -to DS2 at the airport. Dang. I wasn't going to cry.

 

[sourland]

Just said goodbye -again -to DS2 at the airport. Dang. I wasn't going to cry.

For several years after our grand daughter was born, daughter and her family lived in Atlanta. Every time we left to come home the Princess would put on a brave face until we reached the top of a hill in their development. Then she would cry, and I would pull over to console her.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

@OneMountainAcres @room onthebroom @Alaskan
I remember a conversation I had w my SIL (never had kids) where she was saying I'd finally be "free" of my kids and how great that would be. I tried to carefully explain how I was never "trapped" with my kids - how a person can actually, really, truly love having them. I don't think she got it.

Just said goodbye -again -to DS2 at the airport. Dang. I wasn't going to cry.

Had I not had kids, I would've thought the same way. I never liked kids and never wanted any (I love my own of course though). I think you have to have them and raise them to fully understand. My brother was just home from Oregon a few weeks before Christmas. He's only seen my kids a few times over the years. He and his wife had no plans of ever having any themselves. He even freaked out on my mom once for mentioning it. I don't know if that has changed or not but after spending some time with my kids during his visit, I think he's starting to see what he's been missing all this time. He was legitimately upset to not have more time to spend with my son. I'm sure it doesn't help that the two of them are so much alike it's scary lol

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Pond. Think you all know I did birth kids, had like 7 but osmosis. Number is up to 9 kids now.....

 

[Alaskan]

I'm both dreading and looking forward to when mine leave but they're getting older so fast! DS just had to mention the other day that he will be 17 in a couple months...I swear he just turned 16! He'll be a senior next year... I'm not ready! And DD just turned 15 the other day. She's more grown up than he is and started working last summer. I know that things will be more peaceful, less messy, was less busy and we'll have more money when they go but by then, I'm going to miss every aspect of them being here. It'll be like a shock to the system :/

I agree.

 

[Alaskan]

Had I not had kids, I would've thought the same way. I never liked kids and never wanted any (I love my own of course though). I think you have to have them and raise them to fully understand. My brother was just home from Oregon a few weeks before Christmas. He's only seen my kids a few times over the years. He and his wife had no plans of ever having any themselves. He even freaked out on my mom once for mentioning it. I don't know if that has changed or not but after spending some time with my kids during his visit, I think he's starting to see what he's been missing all this time. He was legitimately upset to not have more time to spend with my son. I'm sure it doesn't help that the two of them are so much alike it's scary lol

I actually dislike kids.... super prefer adult only things..


EXCEPT for my kids. I love them to pieces and have hugely enjoyed every single second I have spent with them.... except for night time parenting them over 2 years old .... .. but they quickly learned that kids must be quiet after 7:30pm and NEVER wake me up before 7am

 

[pennyJo1960]

I would not have traded mine for the world.
Kids are lifes blood .. have 5 grandkids total

 

[Alaskan]

Ok.... but now they are old... and we all stay up way too late... all together as a group... and it rocks