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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're TTC so no kids yet. But hell yeah I would want myself as a parent. DH and I are awesome, have lots of fun, would love to play games. I always came up with the best ideas in my group of friends and am great with unstructured activities. Even now DH and I have weekends where we just pack the car and drive until we hit something interesting to visit. I was a great nanny when I was younger.

That being said, the quiet, studious, shy kid probably wouldn't want me as a parent. Nor would the sporty kid, but DH is all about sports. [/quote]

Being a nanny is so not the same as being a parent.  You may have been a fun nanny, but you won't be the same as a parent.  And your day's of just packing up the car and hitting something interesting may be over once your kid hits a certain age.  I think a lot of couples were "fun loving" before kids.  Some of it changes once you have kids.

I certainly hope for you that if you do get a "quiet, studious, shy" and/or unathletic kid, you figure out how to parent that kid because that's what parenting is.. figuring out how to parent the child you were given.[/quote]

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