Comments on: 10 Ways You Will Change When You Become a Parent http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/ Productivity for Entrepreneurs, GTD Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:03:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: max191 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-23322 max191 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:13:24 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/#comment-23322 Thanks for a great blog. I was able to get the information that I had been looking for. Thanks once again!<br>regards<br><a rel="dofollow" href="http://www.charcoalgrillsite.com" rel="nofollow">charcoal grill</a> Thanks for a great blog. I was able to get the information that I had been looking for. Thanks once again!
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]]> By: ACC http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-23242 ACC Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:39:08 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/#comment-23242 Thanks this article is great. From someone thinking about having children soon I really like the honesty this gives. Most people try to paint the picutre are unrealistic easy or extremely difficult. Thanks for breaking it down into everyday activities. Thanks this article is great. From someone thinking about having children soon I really like the honesty this gives. Most people try to paint the picutre are unrealistic easy or extremely difficult. Thanks for breaking it down into everyday activities.

]]> By: freestyle http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-23181 freestyle Sun, 10 May 2009 17:10:55 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/#comment-23181 Hi Michael, my sister gave birth to a baby boy in the month of March and your wife was also expected in March, So was it a baby boy or baby girl!<br><br>Emma Hi Michael, my sister gave birth to a baby boy in the month of March and your wife was also expected in March, So was it a baby boy or baby girl!

Emma

]]> By: Medela http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-23152 Medela Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:30:58 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/#comment-23152 Wow! This is really a great article, i loved every word of it, Keep posts like this coming, totally impressed. Subscribed to your rss feeds right away, will surely visit back!<br><br><br>Lisa Wow! This is really a great article, i loved every word of it, Keep posts like this coming, totally impressed. Subscribed to your rss feeds right away, will surely visit back!

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]]> By: Michael http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-22888 Michael Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:16:21 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/#comment-22888 My wife and I are expecting our first child in March. I can totally see myself in a few of those changes. Especially about sleeping in, I don't go out late drinking but I do love my sleep! It was fun while it lasted I guess. My wife and I are expecting our first child in March. I can totally see myself in a few of those changes. Especially about sleeping in, I don't go out late drinking but I do love my sleep! It was fun while it lasted I guess.

]]> By: Amanda http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-22467 Amanda Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:05:41 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/#comment-22467 While I don't have kids, I do relate to a few just because I like them. I thought of an item that might change. Viewing families with young children in the airport differently. Before one might think "Gee I hope that toddler isn't in the seat behind me because he looks like he kicks", and once a parent one hopes that their flight goes ok, the stroller is waiting when they get off and everyone does well at landing and take off. My family lived in Alaska for 4 years whilst all other family was on the Esat coast. Often my parents could not travel together so one had the task of toting a 3 year old, babe in arms, and luggage from Alaska to the East Coast. Luckily there were many kind fellow passengers. While I don't have kids, I do relate to a few just because I like them. I thought of an item that might change. Viewing families with young children in the airport differently. Before one might think “Gee I hope that toddler isn't in the seat behind me because he looks like he kicks”, and once a parent one hopes that their flight goes ok, the stroller is waiting when they get off and everyone does well at landing and take off. My family lived in Alaska for 4 years whilst all other family was on the Esat coast. Often my parents could not travel together so one had the task of toting a 3 year old, babe in arms, and luggage from Alaska to the East Coast. Luckily there were many kind fellow passengers.

]]> By: Trisha http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-20299 Trisha Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:43:35 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/#comment-20299 As a mother of two and another one on the way, I totally relate to this list. I do have to say, though, that I've learned that you shouldn't get your kids used to needing silence to go to sleep. They need to be able to sleep through normal household noise (mine sleep through dogs barking, for instance). What I do stay vigilantly on guard for is sudden, loud, unusual noises. Like if someone leaves the volume on the TV on loud, turns it off, and then when you turn it on you get blasted with noise. I also get very emotional about crimes against children and how disasters affect children. I'm also really mad when crime shows on TV have plots involving crimes against children. I really worry about the audience getting desensitized when it comes to how precious children are. I noticed in the comments that someone is concerned about the environmental impact of bringing more kids into the world. I shared this concern, as when I was single I believed I wouldn't bring children into this cruel, ugly world. Now I'm going to be the mother of three - and on purpose, too. Why the change of heart? Because I've realised that what the world needs is more good, kind, loving people - and that's what I'm trying my best to raise my kids to be. And they do make the world a better, brighter place. Some things you just can't understand until you are a parent. As a mother of two and another one on the way, I totally relate to this list.

I do have to say, though, that I’ve learned that you shouldn’t get your kids used to needing silence to go to sleep. They need to be able to sleep through normal household noise (mine sleep through dogs barking, for instance). What I do stay vigilantly on guard for is sudden, loud, unusual noises. Like if someone leaves the volume on the TV on loud, turns it off, and then when you turn it on you get blasted with noise.

I also get very emotional about crimes against children and how disasters affect children. I’m also really mad when crime shows on TV have plots involving crimes against children. I really worry about the audience getting desensitized when it comes to how precious children are.

I noticed in the comments that someone is concerned about the environmental impact of bringing more kids into the world. I shared this concern, as when I was single I believed I wouldn’t bring children into this cruel, ugly world. Now I’m going to be the mother of three – and on purpose, too. Why the change of heart? Because I’ve realised that what the world needs is more good, kind, loving people – and that’s what I’m trying my best to raise my kids to be. And they do make the world a better, brighter place.

Some things you just can’t understand until you are a parent.

]]> By: Patrick http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-14077 Patrick Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:00:57 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/#comment-14077 My personal take on #10... I work at a TV news station, and every tragic story about a kid, from birth to 20 years old, yanks at my gut, and just feeds a general sense of anxiety about being a parent. Of course, I don't watch TV news at home, and then I feel much better. My personal take on #10… I work at a TV news station, and every tragic story about a kid, from birth to 20 years old, yanks at my gut, and just feeds a general sense of anxiety about being a parent. Of course, I don’t watch TV news at home, and then I feel much better.

]]> By: Kara http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-13799 Kara Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:03:20 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/#comment-13799 @ Ed There's one huge difference: After you have a kid (biologically or adopted) the costs are about the same. But adopting a kid is an enormous expense. It can also take years. And when my husband and I were looking into it, we also discovered that public adoption from a state facility would have meant taking a child with sometimes overwhelming special needs. When you have your own, you roll the dice as to whether they'll have those same special needs (although you can avoid things like crack-addicted, abused children), but with the public adoption, it's almost a guarantee. You can also foster kids, but with the fear always in mind that they could be taken away from you. We try to have a minimal impact on the environment, and we did consider the decision. If we have a second (replacement value, right?) we will likely adopt. But adoption ultimately looked a lot scarier and more expensive than we were prepared for. That said, my thanks and admiration to anyone who did take on those challenges. @ Ed

There’s one huge difference: After you have a kid (biologically or adopted) the costs are about the same. But adopting a kid is an enormous expense. It can also take years. And when my husband and I were looking into it, we also discovered that public adoption from a state facility would have meant taking a child with sometimes overwhelming special needs. When you have your own, you roll the dice as to whether they’ll have those same special needs (although you can avoid things like crack-addicted, abused children), but with the public adoption, it’s almost a guarantee. You can also foster kids, but with the fear always in mind that they could be taken away from you.

We try to have a minimal impact on the environment, and we did consider the decision. If we have a second (replacement value, right?) we will likely adopt. But adoption ultimately looked a lot scarier and more expensive than we were prepared for. That said, my thanks and admiration to anyone who did take on those challenges.

]]> By: Eugene http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/comment-page-1/#comment-13003 Eugene Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:38:25 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/10/03/changes-when-you-become-a-parent/#comment-13003 I realized this one long before but others tend to when they have kids. "You Put on Your Damn " Potty mouth is not free speech and is completely unnecessary. Too many people take the easy road and use swear words instead of making an effort to communicate intelligently. One of these days your kids will get in trouble for speaking that way in shcool. I realized this one long before but others tend to when they have kids. “You Put on Your Damn ” Potty mouth is not free speech and is completely unnecessary. Too many people take the easy road and use swear words instead of making an effort to communicate intelligently. One of these days your kids will get in trouble for speaking that way in shcool.

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