What’s Really Important In Raising Children Anyway…

Today, I thought I would give you some perspective on parenting. Let’s remember not to take ourselves so seriously. The following is an excerpt from Scott Turansky and Jo Anne Miller’s book “Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes …” (Great book so far that I have read)

First baby: At the first sign of Distress – a whimper, a frown – you pick up the baby
Second baby: You pick up the baby when her wails threaten to wake up your first born
Third Baby: You teach your three year old how to rewind the mechanical swing

First baby:You pre-wash your newborn’s clothes, color coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the bureau
Second baby:You check to make sure the clothes are clean and discard only those with the darkest stains
Third baby: Boys can wear pink, can’t they?

First baby: You take your infant to baby gymnastics,baby swim, and baby story hour
Second baby: You take your infant to a co-op play group
Third baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaners

First baby:The first time you leave your baby with a sitter you call five times.
Second baby:Just before you leave you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached
Third baby:You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood

First baby:You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby
Second baby: You spend a bit of every day watching to be sure your older child isn’t squeezing,poking,or hitting the baby
Third baby: You spend a little bit of each day Hiding from the children