Comments on: Parenting is hard, but who needs to tell you that? http://www.parentingbytrialanderror.com/2009/04/21/parenting-is-hard-but-who-needs-to-tell-you-that/ flexibility in raising kids Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:05:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah E. Ludwig http://www.parentingbytrialanderror.com/2009/04/21/parenting-is-hard-but-who-needs-to-tell-you-that/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Sarah E. Ludwig Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:46:38 +0000 http://parentingbytrialanderror.com/?p=528#comment-489 I remember those days of being tied to nap time and bed time. We're past that these days, but that got pretty frustrating sometimes! Laura, you're right -- taking TV away is more of a punishment for the parents than the kids. =) And I agree with you that people who say they love every minute are totally lying, either to other people or themselves. I remember those days of being tied to nap time and bed time. We’re past that these days, but that got pretty frustrating sometimes!

Laura, you’re right — taking TV away is more of a punishment for the parents than the kids. =) And I agree with you that people who say they love every minute are totally lying, either to other people or themselves.

]]> By: Laura http://www.parentingbytrialanderror.com/2009/04/21/parenting-is-hard-but-who-needs-to-tell-you-that/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Laura Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:26:56 +0000 http://parentingbytrialanderror.com/?p=528#comment-490 AMEN, SISTER! This week has been especially hard. The boys have had TV taken away, which is more of a punishment for me than it is for them because I have to listen to the whining and asking for a week. (Funny how David has these great ideas and then is gone for 12 hours a day while I carry them out!) Ugh--right now Teresa is crying at my feet for no good reason. Anyone who says they "love every minute" is lying! :o) AMEN, SISTER! This week has been especially hard. The boys have had TV taken away, which is more of a punishment for me than it is for them because I have to listen to the whining and asking for a week. (Funny how David has these great ideas and then is gone for 12 hours a day while I carry them out!) Ugh–right now Teresa is crying at my feet for no good reason. Anyone who says they “love every minute” is lying! :o )

]]> By: Goddess in Progress http://www.parentingbytrialanderror.com/2009/04/21/parenting-is-hard-but-who-needs-to-tell-you-that/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Goddess in Progress Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:47:47 +0000 http://parentingbytrialanderror.com/?p=528#comment-488 I'm right there with you. There are great things about being a parent, but holy crap there are some really hard things, too. I'd be a big fat liar if I said there weren't times when I wondered why on earth I signed up for this. (Can you tell 20 months is kicking my butt?) What I miss the most is just the freedom. Especially with younger kids, I'm very much tied to their naptime and bedtime. Which means nothing happens outside the house between 12 and 3 and we definitely aren't leaving the house after 6:30pm. I miss just spontaneously deciding to go out for dinner on a random weeknight and not worrying about the time or the distance (or relative kid-friendliness). Sigh.... I’m right there with you. There are great things about being a parent, but holy crap there are some really hard things, too. I’d be a big fat liar if I said there weren’t times when I wondered why on earth I signed up for this. (Can you tell 20 months is kicking my butt?)

What I miss the most is just the freedom. Especially with younger kids, I’m very much tied to their naptime and bedtime. Which means nothing happens outside the house between 12 and 3 and we definitely aren’t leaving the house after 6:30pm. I miss just spontaneously deciding to go out for dinner on a random weeknight and not worrying about the time or the distance (or relative kid-friendliness). Sigh….

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