Do you miss your ‘babies’?

[Anonymous]

I am not coping well with the passage of time (quite a significant issue overall) and specifically as it pertains to my kids getting older. They are 7 and 10 and whenever the iPhone reminds me of them being younger (constantly) I just feel like I painfully miss them as babies. Anyone else? Urgh.

[Anonymous]

When they are 17 and 20 you will look back at when they were “babies” at 7 and 10. They will always be your babies, love them for who they are now. How sad would it be if they never grew up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When they are 17 and 20 you will look back at when they were “babies” at 7 and 10. They will always be your babies, love them for who they are now. How sad would it be if they never grew up?

I know!
But still

[Anonymous]

My 13 year old is basically a man, taller than his Dad but he is still such a small child inside. It's harder to bring the child out, but he does every so often. I love him so much and the person he's become. I don't miss him only because that little boy is still there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not coping well with the passage of time (quite a significant issue overall) and specifically as it pertains to my kids getting older. They are 7 and 10 and whenever the iPhone reminds me of them being younger (constantly) I just feel like I painfully miss them as babies. Anyone else? Urgh.

Yes same!

[Anonymous]

I felt that way especially when they entered elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I felt that way especially when they entered elementary school.

Yes!!

[Anonymous]

Yes, I have terrible nostalgia. My oldest is 37 and my youngest is 27. Sometimes I just look at old pics and my heart hurts. I miss those days (even though I was stressed during them!).

[Anonymous]

Yes. I'm also really not doing well with this, at all. I try to think about all of the fun stuff life has in store for us but all I can think about is them getting older and needing me less, until they leave me someday.

Now I'm crying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I'm also really not doing well with this, at all. I try to think about all of the fun stuff life has in store for us but all I can think about is them getting older and needing me less, until they leave me someday.

Now I'm crying.

Awwww pp im the same! That’s why I started this thread.
iPhone does not help!

[Anonymous]

I only realized the truth of “the days are long but the years are short” after having children.

[Anonymous]

OP, you will mourn this. Other parents will mourn other phases more.

[Anonymous]

I would turn off this feature on your iPhone so you stop getting reminded randomly. That way you can choose to go down memory lane when you are in the right mood.

My kids are 4 and 7 and I mostly just want them to grow up. I’m so unbelievably tired. Like I am never NOT tired. I’m more tired than I was when they were babies. I don’t like being a parent.

[Anonymous]

Op ... you want your babies to grow up, make happy homes, and have babies! More babies to love!!

I'm sure you want to do all you can to guide good things for their future. How about you steer your mindset this way -- that the best way you can do the best for them -- is to promote joy for the here and now, and their future selves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would turn off this feature on your iPhone so you stop getting reminded randomly. That way you can choose to go down memory lane when you are in the right mood.

My kids are 4 and 7 and I mostly just want them to grow up. I’m so unbelievably tired. Like I am never NOT tired. I’m more tired than I was when they were babies. I don’t like being a parent.

This is so sad. I'm sorry.