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So there seems to be this unwritten(?) rule that parents (especially those who currently have young children) must harrass soon-to-be-parents with constant warnings about how they will be instantly be plunged into a world of sleeplessness, the wearing of bodily fluids/substances, worry, panic, exasperation.

Well so far it's just been a heck of a lot of fun.

Yeah, I know there are trials and tribulations to come. But right now being a parent is just the coolest thing in the world.

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  • It's like marriage, too. Everyone says, "Enjoy your freedom while it lasts", and "You're still newlyweds; wait till the novelty wears off", implying that marriage is drudgery, but so far, they're wrong about marriage and babies!
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  • :-) Seriously, it is great. Even when they're teenagers. Well, most of the time. I think it's just a little good-natured harassment before you join the "club", so to speak.
    • Heheheh. I hope you're not just fooling the rest of us who still haven't hit the "terrible twos."

      Turg, it really is great. And at the risk of being "that guy," I'll share a goofy story that happened just today:

      We buy diapers in the huge packs, bricks of 24 tightly wrapped in plastic by twos. While alone in his room, he pulled ALL of the first brick out of the bag, and probably only left the second because they were too snug. I found them, laughed, and started to cram them back in, making a game of

      • Nah, I wouldn't trade any of it. The secret to teenagers is the same as two-year-olds: respect them, treat them as maturely as they can cope with, but you are the parent, not the friend, and they must learn, at as early a stage as possible (before two is not too early, in fact, two may be a little on the late side), that you mean what you say. IMO, this is critical for them to learn self-control and how to feel good about themselves. I'm not sure precisely why, but the correlation is very strong in my e
        • Johndiii, thanks for the insight and advice. I'm very pleased to say that my theory on this matter so closely corresponds to someone who's been through much more of it than I and still enjoys the "finished product." I've been implementing a bit of stern-itude into our daily regimen of SpongeBob and The Wiggles, and it seems to be going quite well. Welcome to my friends list.

          Turg, I also wanted to point out that you and I are SO MUCH more fortunate than parents of kids around six or eight... We've elu

          • Well I still have this crazy idea that he's not going to watch much TV. We'll see how that works out. Actually our TV has just died and, since we've just used it once every few months for a movie for the past few years, we're not in a hurry to replace it.
            • Very good idea.

              Although if you *do* replace the TV, I highly recommend educational DVDs from here [babyeinstein.com]. He is completely enthralled in one, and then loses interest, preferring another one. A few months later, he'll be quite interested in a different aspect of the same disc. Either they're constructed in "layers," or my son regresses every couple weeks. ;)

              We watch lots of his TV with him as opposed to using the tube as a babysitter, but I have to confess, his interest in Baby Einstein will allow Mom or Dad

              • Ooops, list:

                We have

                • Einstein
                • Newton
                • Beethoven
                • Van Gogh
                • Neptune
                We're happy with all, and although some of it gets stuck in your head, and you catch yourself mocking parts of every one, I'd recommend them.
  • Of course it's totally cool.

    But I also know you *have* admitted to being sleep-deprived in at least one previous post, so you can't say it ain't at least a little true.

    Other than getting a little less sleep, a lot less certainty about how my day was going to go, and dealing with some really monster hormones (which you aren't having), early parenthood wasn't so bad.

    Don't worry. It gets better. And worse! ;-)

    ....Bethanie....

    • Well, of course it's much milder, but guys tend to go through some physiological changes [pregnancytoday.com] both during and right after pregnancy (not to mention stress hormones from dealing with mood swings during 1st trimester). The baby makes a big claim on Mom's resources, but he needs some of Dad's as well. In that lovely tangled hierarchy we call life, the father participates in the baby's extended phenotype [world-of-dawkins.com].

      Some of things I've noticed: weight gain, reduced libido, and a brand new interest in the colors and textures

    • Oh I wasn't denying that I've lost sleep and been peed on and puked on. Just saying that it's fun.
  • Isn't woo a cute little neurotransmitter? Yes, woo is! Woo make recent parents insipidly happy for no reason! Yes, woo do!
    • Yeah but how is that different than the response to any other situation? What's the "good reason" why we should ever feel happy, sad, afraid, or in love? You could say that any emotion is just a pre-programmed response geared towards promoting the survival of the species.

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