What has been the hardest part about being a parent for you so far?
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Anonymous
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I'm realizing this season that the toughest times for me are when my kids are sick.
Seeing them miserable is so hard. It triggers anxious feelings in me, because I want to fix it but I know I can't. Plus, there's the lack of sleep when they're up at night not feeling well. I hope this will get better as the kids get older (they're 1 & 4 now), but at least right now, I'm feeling like this is the hardest part about being a parent so far. I also want to say that I know I'm lucky that I'm dealing with run of the mill illness stuff, and cannot imagine how difficult it would be if one of my children suffered from a serious illness. Anyone else want to vent/share about what's been hardest for them? |
Anonymous
| Losing a child and people asking you why you only have one. |
Anonymous
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I'm so sorry for your loss, PP. For me it's been my son's special needs. |
Anonymous
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My daughter is almost 16 and not knowing exactly where she is, who else is there, and what exactly they're doing is the hardest part for me.
But when she was little, the hardest thing was that She. Never. Shut. Up. Actually, she also had a ton of energy and that's how she got the nickname Puppy, because she reminded me of an excited puppy. |
Anonymous
| Everything. I am NOT a natural at this. |
Anonymous
| My DD had extremely bad reflux for the first year so I barely slept. Sleep deprivation is torture. |
Anonymous
| Losing the connection with my husband. Ug. We are like ships passing in the night. |
Anonymous
| One of my spent months in the hospital after being born much too early. It was terrible. |
Anonymous
| Being "on call" constantly. |
Anonymous
| The tedium. The unbelievable tedium. |
Anonymous
| The worry. |
Anonymous
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How self destructive and reckless my teen was.
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Anonymous
| Loss of self. |
Anonymous
+1. The feeling that I am just existing. |
Anonymous
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This sounds obvious, but it was a huge adjustment to completely change my concept of time. Before kids I was used to my days generally being my own and having commitments for fixed amounts of time (for example work, doctors appointments, etc.)
After kids, all of my time was accounted for and I had to make appointments (babysitters) to have time to myself. This was really, really hard. |