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For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

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  • For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

    When you first become a parent, you are told of the great love that will instantly radiate to your newborn, of the sheer undying love and adoration you will feel when this tiny form is put in to your arms.

    What they DONT warn you about is :

    1: Boys have a lovely habit of finding the highest point in the room and sitting ( or hanging upside down) scaring the bejesus out of you when you walk in to the room and find them there!

    2: If you have more than 1 child, world war 3 can reign and the words I HATE YOU can echo round the room, but if an outsider attempts to join in, or one gets hurt, and it's like a scene from Braveheart when the clans gather!!

    3: No matter how often they refuse point blank to eat a certain food, send them to a friend or relatives house and they will become a human dustbin!

    4: You see insanity, other's see cute imagination!!

    5: Silence is golden, unless you have a toddler then it' worrying!

    6: By the time your son is 8, he will have a seat in the A&E with his name on it, especially if he likes football!!

    7: There will be times you wonder if your children have Kangaroo in their genetic make up!

    8: One moment you will be sitting happily listening to the radio, the next you will be a jungle gym, a referee and a spring board all at the same time, and possibly if you have more than one child, from mulitple directions!!!

    9: If a child is clean after 10am, they are ill!!

    10: When your child is asleep, 50% of your brain will be thinking how long have I got to clear up before round 2, the other 50% will be wondering "How are they comfortable in that position?"

    11: Farting, burping, toilets and bad smells become hillarious, and visitors will be regaled by tales of farts in class and the fact that "I just had a wee!!"
    This is normally just the person you DIDN'T want them to do it in front of!

    12: Once you have a 3 year old, you will never again need a dictaphone!!

    13: When asked what occupation they want, Labrador is an acceptable answer from a 4 year old!

    14: The funniest words in the English Language are Fart, poo, toilet, bogies and BUM!

    15: Some one without kids will laugh at this because they don't have to worry about this, a parent will laugh because they have already done it... and a grandparent will laugh hardest as they can give em back!
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    Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

    Been there,,done that,,got the grey hair

    I laugh when my niece whines about her 16 yr old,,,she was a NIGHTMARE!!!,and it irks her cos I remember it all,,I was an Aunty at 12 as I am 10 years younger than my oldest sister.
    Kids never stop being a constant source of worry,,no matter how big they get,in fact it's easier when they are younger cos you are always with them,they get a bit of independence,and a big gob ,thats when the fun starts.
    BOOBS will become a byword in your house before too long,,then of course your daughter will morph from an adorable little twee girl into your worst nightmare.all mouth and expert door slammer.Your sons will learn that there is no need to use the beautiful English language and manners that you have lovingly taught them when a 'grunt' says it all
    Bed will become their favourite place,and the fascination of poking their noses into 'adult' conversation will be surpassed by their need to be as far away from you as possible at all times unless they need more money (which is every day).
    And don't even get me started on hormones,girlfriends.boyfriends,phone bills,best mates,,exbest mates and how you will be a constant source of embarrassment to them,,,,,,you got it all to come kiddo msl:

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      Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

      Would you want them to be anything else.................. NO i thought so

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      • #4
        Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

        Between 12 to 18 just don't expect much of anything,,conversation,sense,manners,etc,,it all goes by the by for a while lol

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        • #5
          Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

          My in laws were constantly asking when we were going to make them grandparents. We were married for 5 years before we started a family.
          As much as I sometimes think there was a sadistic nag to their request I would not change a thing. I call each and every 'sparkly bit' in my hair by my son's name, he has Aspergers and is very accident prone and I have a teenager daughter who gets worse PMT than I do!

          You have to laugh - I love them to bits and would not change a thing about them.

          Puff, so sorry you have had a bad day :grouphug: (I have read both your posts started today)
          Last edited by Ruby; 4th January 2013, 21:59:PM.

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          • #6
            Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

            I have a great relationship with my son,,he's 24 now,but he had all the teenage angst,we just soldiered on through it cos that's what we all do.No,,I wouldn't change a thing,not even with most of my nieces and nephews.

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            • #7
              Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

              I couldn't stand my mum till I got to 13 and realised that she was right, the boys were ganging up in me.

              i was a real daddy's girl, now me and mum are besties and go everywhere together

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              • #8
                Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

                I was extremely close to my Mum,and still grieve for her every day.
                Jack and I are very close,he tells me most things and always comes to me in times of trouble.His Dad now regrets not being the father he should have been,now Jack is an adult he barely bothers with his Dad.He (Dad) came down the other day and it was blatantly obvious Jack couldn't wait for him to leave.msl:

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                • #9
                  Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

                  Yes, you only get one shot at parenting if you mess it up you live with the consequences for the rest of your life. My mum divorced when I was three years old and I called my genetic 'dad' not more than just a sperm donor. Thankfully my mum re-married to a man I happily called daddy and I was very much a daddy's girl.

                  Any man can be a dad but it takes someone special to be a daddy!

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                  • #10
                    Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

                    Thats what Jack calls his dad,,the 'donor' msl:..I fail to understand WHY people let it happen,His Dad and I divorced,not Jack and his Dad but as soon as we left him he took it as a reason not to be too closely involved in his life,which was no big deal cos he's a useless lump anyway.I attended all the footie matches,parents evenings,band practices etc,I bought the drumkits,the footie boots etc,he provided £20 a week,,and made sure I suffered for it but copped the hump when I told Jack how much he paid lol.
                    Lifes too short to be bothered with insignificant little worms like him,,he's the one who has and continues to miss out,,I don't think he actually knows Jack at all.

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                    • #11
                      Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

                      I used to think my late mum was quite cynical, however I realise as I get older and have seen 'more of the world' that she was indeed right. She said to me that there are SO MANY men who think as soon as the relationship with the mother is over it means they are off the hook for parenting duties. My gran was one of 12 children. Unfortunately her mum died when she was just ten years old. Her father remarried and did not want anything to do with the kids - completely abandoned them! My gran spent the rest of her childhood (if you can call it that) being passed from one relative to another.

                      I must also add that on the other hand there are some AMAZING dads out there, to which my husband is one and so was my dad. To be fair there are a lot of rotten mums too!

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                      • #12
                        Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

                        There certainly are Ruby,,my OH fought long and hard in court for access to his daughter,her Mum is out there on her own planet she really is.I tried to forge a relationship with the mother,only to have it slapped back in my face as soon as she copped the hump.The kid is now 14 and desperate to live with us but she can't,her mum gets all kinds of benefits and would chop her right arm off rather than let her live with us.My brother is a fantastic Dad,nothing is too much for his kids and grandson,he's still married to their Mum,has been for 32 years.I had a complicated relationship with my Dad,,but I loved him more than I ever realised.

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                        • #13
                          Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

                          our Jay is a single dad, and anyone who has had the pleasure of speaking to my gorgeous Jess will know how fantastic a young woman she is!

                          a parent doesn't have to bear the child, or be there at the conception... As long as the kids are happy and loved, you're doing we'll!!

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                          • #14
                            Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

                            We could not have children unfortunately so we adopted first a lovely baby boy - later turned out to be a nightmare - but now is the nicest person you could meet and he is a lovable kind hearted boy aged now 32, my daughter was adopted from Equador from a baby and is a lovely gentle girl the sweetest person - just wish she would now stop being a princess now and find proper work lol. Having said that she has gone to work this morning she got a call to do some filing for a local company. First time they called her since the summer.

                            We have been blessed to be able to adopt two lovely children - there was a third but mum changed her mind.... it was a sad time for us and our son at the time as he felt they might come and take him away as well.

                            Tutts x

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                            • #15
                              Re: For all Parents.. and those happy they arent!

                              My daughter has adopted a little boy, been over a year now, his big brother adores him and he is the funniest little chap you would wish to meet.
                              Its supprising the amount of people who have said how like his mummy he is!
                              Being a parent is not easy you have ups and downs and I was lucky to have my daughter would not change her for the world and now she is adult and has children she says "I can see what you were getting at now Mum!"
                              xx:cheer2:
                              Never give up, Never surrender.

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