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What I didn't know until I had children
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doraexplorer wrote: »that weetabix is the mums enemy, it sticks to everything, bowls, faces, clothes, and butts
if you don't get it off said item ASAP your doomed !
There was some research done on the worst cereal to remove from surfaces a few million years ago (about 15) and believe it or not Cornflakes was the worst.. I however, think if there was a world shortage of mortar you could build houses with bricks and Weetabix!
And banana leaves little brown thread bits on all clothing.. do not feed to child unless it is naked!LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
You will still think of your child as the tiny baby you had no matter how old they get!
My mother sometimes refers to her youngest as her baby boy.
He's 28, 6ft 3..........much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
Negative things:
The only person who gets more unsolicited advice than a pregnant woman is one holding a small baby;
Most of the unsolicited advice will completely contradict some other piece of advice;
How many fluids are involved in being the mother of a newborn baby - both from you and the baby!
How much you'd give to remove the pain from the baby and experience it yourself, but you can't;
How much time it takes to do everything with a newborn baby, so that suddenly it's the evening, and you've still not washed or put on non-sicked-on clothes.
Positive things:
A new awe and admiration for your own parents, right from the start - we were still handling the newborn as if he was a very delicate bomb which might go off at any second, and my mother seemed to be able to tuck him under one arm and cook a 3 course dinner at the same time
How much one gummy smile can fill you with joy
How much you love the little sod even when he's just scribbled on the wall with your lipstick / emptied a bag of flour over himself and everything else, etc etc...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
Baby wipes make an excellent all round cleaning tool, and can mask the smell of almost anything.Ninja Saving Turtle0
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that my mum was always bl00dy right
that everything is a magic wand
that privacy is a long lost memory
that i am a computer - spell checker homework helper encyclopedia
that children can grow so fast and not fit in any clothes but still look tiny to you
that grazing your knee is the worst pain imaginable
that hairstyle you just perfected on your daughter that took you an hour will be destroyed in 30 seconds
make up is for house and animal and clothing and each other decorating
how upset you will be when a friend doesnt ask how the children are
how pi**ed off you will get when people constantly ask about the children
how you wish for ages they can walk and talk - then the novelty wears off quick!
how tidy up means make more mess
how much poo a child can produce
how they follow family traditions every child born in the past 25 years to my family has thrown up on my dads head
a quick glance at something means that it is the most interesting thing in the world and you must completely explain it to the child and then repeat yourself when number 2 comes wandering over half way through
how i spend half my life saying please dont fight, tidy your rooms, and reading the same stories for the quadrillionth time
there is only 1 dvd released per year you must watch this dvd over and over and over and over until you cannot remember anything and know all the words and actions without having it on (dancing happy feet around asdas was brill lol)
how many times a child can say whyThe only people I have to answer to are my beautiful babies aged 8 and 50 -
double_mummy wrote: »that children can grow so fast and not fit in any clothes but still look tiny to you
I don't know....
I remember my mother bringing over some stashed baby clothes when I was about 8 months' pregnant, and my dealry beloved saying how tiny they were.
I was actually thinking I was going to have to give birth to someone huge enough to fill those clothes. I guess our perspectives were different!...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
One more thing, for a child older than a baby - I didn't know how ruthlessly my lack of knowledge would be revealed, and how often.
"How do they make electricity?"
"How does burning petrol in a car make the wheels turn?"
"Did all Roman soldiers have a shield?"
"Where is the earth?"...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »I don't know....
I remember my mother bringing over some stashed baby clothes when I was about 8 months' pregnant, and my dealry beloved saying how tiny they were.
I was actually thinking I was going to have to give birth to someone huge enough to fill those clothes. I guess our perspectives were different!
totally agree with the baby clothes scare lol mine went straight into 3-6 as he was so long couldnt imagine having a baby that big and cried for a long time when i first saw the clothes lol
but now my big one is 6 he just goes through clothes at an alarming rate but hes still my little man n i think of him all tiny even though he is really tall for his ageThe only people I have to answer to are my beautiful babies aged 8 and 50 -
That the older they get the more you worry about themTry to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.0
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