Parents - what do you miss most about being childless?

seven-day-weekend

notanewuser wrote: »

Oh right. We've bathed/showered with DD since birth. With DH working away sometimes once she learned to climb (around 8 months) I had no choice but to take her in with me.

I would have waited until she had gone to bed, but each to their own

seven-day-weekend

Gillyx wrote: »

My son just careers around the bathroom while I'm showering, occasionally shouting 'boobies' and as mentioned previously asks pee pee or poo poo mummy when I go to the toilet. Wouldn't have it any other way, but I do like the weekends when I can shower in peace.

I would hate it, I would be embarrassed, but each to their own.

notanewuser

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I would have waited until she had gone to bed, but each to their own

She slept in with me. We went to bed together.

mcja

My son never came into the bathroom with me. We wee with the door shut. My dd does, but I make her turn round when I wee, its private.


I miss sitting and talking after a meal. I didn't appreciate it prekids, and I really wish I had. Mine are 7 & 9, and I still don't get that time.

seven-day-weekend

notanewuser wrote: »

She slept in with me. We went to bed together.

Oh right. My son was always ready (as in tired) for bed at six, so we had a nice long childfree evening.

Even when he was older, up until about ten or eleven, he was always in bed by eight. He loved going to bed (still does!).

notanewuser

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Well then I would have to take him in with me, but I tried to avoid it. At home I never did, neither of us did, we think there are some things that should be private. Your son will be twenty-five one day!

That's really interesting. My parents never hid their bodies from us. They slept naked and would walk around upstairs naked. Despite at least 10 years of that I couldn't pick my parents' "bits" out of a line up. DD will go with either of them to the loo.

The human body is an amazing thing. I find the thought of hiding that from my daughter rather sad.

daisiegg

notanewuser wrote: »

She slept in with me. We went to bed together.

Don't babies/toddlers need more sleep than adults?

Tigsteroonie

I miss being able to sleep so deeply that a thunderstorm can happen and not wake me, and sleeping late until 9 or 10am naturally.

As I've stayed in hospital whenever littl'un has been admitted, I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of sleeps I've had where I haven't slept lightly, listening out for him during the night. And none of those had late mornings due to being away for work!

notanewuser

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Oh right. My son was always ready (as in tired) for bed at six, so we had a nice long childfree evening.

Even when he was older, up until about ten or eleven, he was always in bed by eight. He loved going to bed (still does!).

And up at the crack of dawn no doubt!!

DD is an owl. She generally goes down around 8:30pm nowadays, but between 1 and 2 it was more like 10pm. I'd have to wake her at 10am to go out to classes! :rotfl:

seven-day-weekend

notanewuser wrote: »

That's really interesting. My parents never hid their bodies from us. They slept naked and would walk around upstairs naked. Despite at least 10 years of that I couldn't pick my parents' "bits" out of a line up. DD will go with either of them to the loo.

The human body is an amazing thing. I find the thought of hiding that from my daughter rather sad.

I think parental nudity should be whatever you feel comfortable with. I did not feel comfortable being naked in front of my son, so I didn't do it. My husband did sometimes. As a child I saw my mum naked (occasionally) but never my dad, and none of us would have dreamed of going into the toilet together after I reached the age of being able to go on my own.

Funnily enough my son is now grown up and he and his girlfriend go to the loo in front of each other, shower together and joke about bodily functions in a way we never did . I still find it odd, but that's their way.