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Parents - what do you miss most about being childless?
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I would do it. I prefer the privacy as does OH, but we would do what we need to do for each other. If it didn't it would be more I couldn't, not wouldn't.“Listen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you, no matter what. If you don't listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won't tell you the big stuff when they are big, because to them all of it has always been big stuff.”0
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I would imagine as time goes on, the time spent in the loo etc will diminish the older he gets but i don't think it's done us any harm at all.
Each to there own though I'd never force the way I bring my son up on others, we're all parents doing our best
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It doesn't do any harm at all. I just didn't feel comfortable with it. My prudishness I suspect.“Listen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you, no matter what. If you don't listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won't tell you the big stuff when they are big, because to them all of it has always been big stuff.”0
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seven-day-weekend wrote: »Well then I would do it. That is totally different to chosing to not disport yourself in the nude or pee in front of people when you don't want to.
Well, I didn't ask if you would do it, I asked how you would cope.0 -
Person_one wrote: »Well, I didn't ask if you would do it, I asked how you would cope.
I'll be honest, I don't know.“Listen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you, no matter what. If you don't listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won't tell you the big stuff when they are big, because to them all of it has always been big stuff.”0 -
notanewuser wrote: »http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2013/12/16/bedtime-toddlers-timing-everything-says-cu-boulder-study
DD has never ever had a 7pm bedtime. Suits us perfectly.
That's really interesting (although my kids are primary age so not exactly toddlers). My DD is currently a total PITA and will take over an hour to fall asleep although this wasn't always the case.
My DS has a late bedtime but has for a long time due to his ASD and lack of melatonin.I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife
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Bitsy_Beans wrote: »That's really interesting (although my kids are primary age so not exactly toddlers). My DD is currently a total PITA and will take over an hour to fall asleep although this wasn't always the case.
My DS has a late bedtime but has for a long time due to his ASD and lack of melatonin.
My son is the same as your daughter then bitsy, he can still be awake chattering away to himself at 10pm, he's an excellent sleeper it just takes him ages to go to sleep. We've tried more covers, earlier/later bedtimes, tv on/off, reading/no reading with no success, he just takes ages to drop off to sleep.
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Person_one wrote: »But...they can amount to the same thing and often do. What if you need to empty a commode, change a catheter or stoma bag, dress your partner including incontinence pads?
Not quite the same thing, that is personal care, which is very different to daily functions for the able bodied.0 -
Person_one wrote: »Well, I didn't ask if you would do it, I asked how you would cope.
I would cope. I would have to. There is no element of choice there, like there is with allowing your children into the toilet/bathroom.
Although if it was possible, both of us would prefer a professional carer to do it, so that we could be still husband and wife and not carer and patient. We have actually discussed this and this would be our preference.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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venetianlagoon wrote: »Not quite the same thing, that is personal care, which is very different to daily functions for the able bodied.
Well, you see the point I'm trying to make though, surely? If you can't bear to be in the room when your healthy partner uses the toilet, how will you manage these things if you ever need to? Its hard enough adjusting to that situation when you've always been open and relaxed.0
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