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[quote=Anonymous]We fit our son into our lives in that he eats grown up food, goes to grown up parties with us, blah
Blah blah.  But his needs come first.  And that means between 4-9 months, we were slaves to the crib because he dropped off at 7:30.  If we went out to eat, it was at 6pm.  We entertained, but one of us would put him to bed and we'd start eating at 8:30.  As he got older and more flexible, we pushed the hours later, but still -- if he had a need, it comes first.  We take him wine tasting, to NYC vacations, and to white table cloth and four course meals with us.  At four, he can handle it and people are always amazed at how well behaved he is.  But, even when we do go to say, a NYe party, one of us is "ready" or had a backup plan of he can't fall asleep in the pack n play or hang with the growns ups -- there is a DD and the DD takes him home -- the other parent cabs home.  A lot of it is temperament and our son was high needs as a child -- very intense.  But we worked around it and now, at four, it is definitely worthwhile to have tried pushing the limits on occasion. And I don't feel he's ever suffered because his needs have always come first[/quote]

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