What have you given up?

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What have you given up?
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Mon, 06-30-2008 - 10:48am
What have you "given up" in order to have and parent children?

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Registered: 02-08-2008
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:50pm
I see she says that BUT then she claims her dd is able to do so because she was taken out from a younger age and this child wasn't.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:51pm

Well as I said, we are in a pretty small school community and the group that I would reach to and have reached out to me, all (except one) go to school together and all the boys basically do the same activities together...so they mesh by default.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:54pm

So again, situations and characteristics are quite different and missing things is not a result of taking a nap in general but more specific to the individual.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 09-04-1997
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:56pm

Why should my DH live up to "my" standards? Or I to his? We are both grown-ups, that is why. I am fully resigned to the fact that when I travel for business, the kids will not get any fresh veggies, and the vacuum cleaner will not be run and the toilet will not be clean when I get home.

On the other hand, DH has to be resigned to the fact that when he travels, I will not live up to HIS standards on certain things.

We are two different people. Not clones of each other.

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Registered: 02-08-2008
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:57pm

A variety of things: my kids go to sleepover camp, our friends have cared for them (and vice versa), my parents have cared for them and we have hired a sitter.

Me to you:

But you do realize how lucky you have been, no? Many people do not have relatives who are close enough to watch their child overnight let alone for a couple of hours.

You to me:

I don't know if it's luck or that we work to maintain those types of relationships.

Tryingtoquit to you:

I responded to her because she agreed with your post. So, how do you attract and maintain friends who are willing to take your children for several days?

You to tryingto quit--#612:

I'm willing (and have) to take my friends children for several days...I'm in a very small community, school wise and most of the parents or at least the parents of the boys work together a lot because our kids do a lot together outside of school. I also have a close knit group in one of the volunteer groups that I belong.

Basically there is a group of us with boys the same ages that do a lot together in and out of school and we have been together since the boys were young.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:58pm

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I don't have this experience nor do my children, so I don't know how it would affect them.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 5:03pm

What would I have to make up for?

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 5:03pm

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I didn't say I said "luck" in post 612, I stated that I explained how I worked on relationships in post 612.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 5:04pm

So you are indeed glossing over the first part as I stated.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 5:05pm

Okay...what is it that you don't understand after all of that?


PumpkinAngel

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