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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I nod politely when others complain about the baby phase, or the toddler phase, or the tween phase, or the teen phase, but the reality is that I've enjoyed every minute of all of them, so I can't relate at all. One of my children was born with special needs and needed a ton of therapies, hand-holding, home training and accompaniment, but that was a labor of love. Another of my children woke up at least 6 times a night every night for the first two years of her life. It was fine.

I think some adults are born to be parents and love the job, and others love their children but not the actual work involved. I knew I wanted to be a parent when I was 16. I married young and had my first in grad school. No regrets.
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I find the “I loved every minute of it” folks a little suspicious. Really, there was never a moment when everyone was screaming and you had a stomach bug and you were just surviving? I also have a child with SN who has needed a lot of extra and while yes it’s a labor of love, the worry over my kids future and shame over some terrible behavioral outbursts have been hard. I would do it all again in a second and think my kids are truly some of the most amazing people in the world but I absolutely have not loved every minute of it. Some minutes sucked!

I read these comments and remember the time we were visiting my in laws and my kids had not slept and my oldest had just smacked the younger one and my MIL was just shaking her head going gosh my children never argued! Not once! (My DH and his sibling have confirmed this is BS). Anyway I am glad you enjoyed your experience as a mother I really am and I do think some people have a temperament that lends itself more to parenting than others but I think posting with rose colored glasses on this type of thread is not helpful and a little smug. [/quote]

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