You know what, I'm not perfect, but then I don't pretend to be. I didn't decide to co-sleep because it was "easier" or because I'm lazy. It was a choice based on what I felt to be best for our family. And seemingly it has been the best choice for our family, since my kids have turned out pretty well so far.
My kids might sleep in my bed, but they go to sleep with in 15 minutes of being there, and sleep the whole night! They have both slept through the whole night since they were 3-4 months old in fact.
MY children have never bit someone so hard they've bled, haven't bitten anyone at all for that matter.
My kids don't throw fits, are actually nice to other children, and have been perfectly capable of sharing even before they were two. I have even seen then smile and be happy more than some children I know...
I don't use the TV as a baby sitter, and I don't value my girl child more than my boy.
I may not have the same values as you, but at least I have the backbone to stand up for what I believe to be important whether that makes people dislike me or not.
Despite everything my husband and I have been through we still managed to get our own house, and not live off my parents...
I haven't undermined my husband, by nitpicking every and any interaction with my children to make him incapable and unwilling to BE a father. And I might have been pregnant when I got married, but you know what at least my parents were happy for me, liked my choice in a partner, and were AT my wedding.
I had never been away from my son more than a few hours and never overnight until his sister was born when he was 21 months. Since she was born I have never been away from her overnight either, and my son only recently started staying the night at his grandparents as their work schedule allows. When Jake was a baby I was not only taking care of my infant son, but also his father who was completely non-weight bearing for almost a year. And even though we lived with my parents they both worked full-time jobs, so it's not like they were in charge of my children. Despite all that, I've never pretended to be super mom, and I don't brag or even imply that I take care of my kids all by myself.
My 2 year old was completely potty trained in 3 days and stopped needing night diapers within the week. I can count on one hand the number of accidents he's had, and he has NEVER gotten up on a dining room chair to pee on my table.
My 3 year old knows all his basic shapes as well as the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. He can count and identify numbers 1-10 correctly. He knows his alphabet. All these things he knew before he was even 3 years old. Now he is in the beginning stages of learning how to read and identifying what words start with what letters based on sound. He's also learning French. My 20 month old is beginning to know her abc's as well.
Jake has always been nice to other kids especially his little sister; I've never had to worry about him hurting her.
Did I mention I've managed to do all this while freelancing from home?
Anything else you want to judge me on?
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