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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow! I so know what you are talking about. I miss my kids being young so badly and I have shed a lot of tears in private over this. My wife was a stay at home mom when the kids were younger. It was heavenly. We took a lot of pictures and video. I don't care what anyone says. Once they become teenagers the magic is definitely over. My idea of Heaven would be to be perpetually a young parent with young children. They were so loving and affectionate. I know life has to move on but it sucks and people who deny that are trying to convince themselves to be happy.

I can remember picking up my baby at preshool. Walking home with her on my shoulders and when we got home I made her a nice lunch or snacks and played Candyland or Pretty, Pretty Princess---she was a little girl. It was some of the best times in my life. Like I said anyone who thinks it's wonderful when they get older is kidding themselves. You just don't have a choice.[/quote]

I love having a teenager (and one still in elementary).  My kids are still loving and affectionate.

I don't own my kids.  My goal is to raise them to be healthy, independent and happy.

I think many people have kids for the wrong reason.  They are not your possessions.  And when parents - mostly mothers on this forum - feel lost when their kids leave, there was always a void to begin with.  [/quote]
Well to each his own. We were lucky that our children were very happy and slept well from the beginning.But I know a lot of people prefer their kids older. It's a very individual experience. In my world I went from, "Daddy I wuv you" to "What....ever".[/quote]

Honestly that sounds like poor parenting on your part. Brats aren't created in a vacuum.[/quote]

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