7 Things I Said I'd Never Do As A Parent
Posted by Taylor from All About the Wilsons
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I used to be a parenting expert. I knew all of the right things to say, all of the right things to do, and always looked nice doing it.. until I actually had kids. There were so many times when I was pregnant with Logan, that I said "I would never do that!". I thought I was going to be this perfect parent... HA! There is no such thing I have learned.
1. Raise my voice at my kids in public. I always envisioned myself walking around Target with a venti latte, two perfectly dressed children sitting in the cart behaving, and shopping in peace. HA!! What a vision that is. There might be a latte but it is probably spilled on the floor next to us, and yes there might be two children in the cart, but one is yelling while the other is trying to climb out. And then there is me... day old hair with a hat, and sweating because I am out of my league. But hey.. at least we got out of the house right?
2. Let them have a drink of pop. Guys, my husband is a huge pop drinker so it is inevitable right? I try my best, but my husband seems to think it's ok to sneak some here and there. I always tell him that he will be the one taking both girls to their first dentist appointment.
3. Pacifiers. I mean who doesn't love seeing a kid in a store walking around with a pacifier hanging out of his mouth?This is a touchy subject in our house because I know we really need to work on Logan giving hers up. But she is SO attached and a lot of days I just don't have the energy to fight it. Pick and choose your battles and this is one that I am not choosing to pick at the moment.
4. Give my kids fast food. I always said I would never feed my kids anything that came out of a drive thru window.. who was I kidding? Whoever invented the drive-thru window is a genius, and the creator of Chick fil a is just as genius if not more.
5. Drive a minivan.. I always wanted to be the cool mom driving a nice SUV. Until I realized how impossible it was to fit a double stroller in anything but a van. It's also pretty great when you are having a girls night out, it doubles as a party van ;)!
6. Bribing. I always thought bribing was the lowest of lows for parenting... until I wanted something done that was impossible unless a sucker was at stake. "Logan, If you are good at the store, I will give you a sucker (sometimes even two haha!)"
7. Co-sleep. I always said that I would never let me kids sleep in our bed... that ended literally day one with Logan coming home from the hospital. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do to get sleep... right?
But all of us moms can agree that we are doing our best. So next time you see a mom struggling in public, offer to help and let her know she is not alone!!
On a side note.. this double stroller is perfect for quick errands. It is s u p e r lightweight, folds up easily, and is small enough to fit in any vehicle. It is also very sturdy and comes in super cute patterns!
I'd love to hear some of your struggles in the comments below!! What would us moms do without other mom support?!
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All opinions and thoughts expressed are my own.
All opinions and thoughts expressed are my own.
