Parents, do you like

[sm4987]

your kids???? I am so amazed at the amount of parents that I meet that really seem to It seems as if the kids just messed up their lives. Why have them at all??? Some people just aren't cut out to be parents!!!!!!

I'm sorry, I'm just venting and I don't do that often. I was talking to someone who compared her children to dogs. She hates the demands that the kids put on her life with all their activities and all that she has to do for them. She even has a help taking care of them and helps take them to all of their activities. She said she would have been better off breeding dogs than having children

I am so opposite and love my kids so much that it just confuses me when I see people detest their kids.

OK, I've got that off my chest, feeling a little better now

 

[momto2girls]

That makes me sad.

I absolutely adore my children. I love them more than I ever thought possible. And more importantly, I really like them. I enjoy spending time with them and I love seeing their personalities form and can't wait to see the people that they become.

 

[Miss Jessr!ca]

well...i like to think my mom likes me...she gives me hugs, and tells me she loves me like EVERY day .
and were going to see a movie this friday together.

 

[Kitty 34]

I not only love my boys, I like them!

 

[tiggersmom2]

My children were gifts from God. Seriously, I know some people think it sounds hokey but I am totally in love with my children and passionate about raising them to be awesome adults.

 

[Cantw8]

I love my children more than anything but at 17 and 16 they do tend to try my patience Like I said, I always love them but there are times when I don't like them a whole lot, this feeling passes quickly as they know when they have pissed me off and they start acting like humans again I wouldn't trade them for anything but I have considered selling them to the gypsies at times

 

[dis ms.]

Right now? Sure. Check with me in about 10 minutes, though.

Seriously, I love my kids and can't imagine not having them. They add so much to our lives. As they've gotten older, I've gotten a kick out of watching them develop their personalities. I'm so proud of them. Yes, there are days when it's a little harder to sing their praises, but I wouldn't trade them for the world.

It seems as if some people have kids because they think they're supposed to, or their SO wants them. If they were honest with themselves, they might realize they didn't have a true desire to be a parent. Or, there are those that expect to produce these perfect little beings that don't make messes, always listen, never smell, etc. They would've been better off getting a plant.

 

[fan_of_small_world]

I'm completely with you guys. Some people act like children are basically an inconvenience. I adore my little ones, and I love doing the things for them that help them grow and learn.

I also don't get the people who complain about having their kids home all summer and say they can't wait for them to go back to school. I do believe that after 2.5 months at home, they're really ready to go back to the routine and to their friends, but not because I'm sick of them, they're just ready. I'm always a little sad on the first day of school because I miss them. This fall will be even harder, because DD starts kindergarten.

 

[Ariel Wanna-be]

I was talking to someone who compared her children to dogs. She hates the demands that the kids put on her life with all their activities and all that she has to do for them. She even has a help taking care of them and helps take them to all of their activities. She said she would have been better off breeding dogs than having children

Moron.

That's one of the things I'm going to ask God when I see him (unless, of course, I don't )...with all the people out there who would give their right arm to have a child, why does he give children to people who:

1) neglect them
2) abuse them
3) molest them
or
4) just don't appreciate or love them.

I know there's a reason for everything, but sometimes you just gotta wonder why some things are so unfair.

For the record, I thank God every single day for my son. I can't imagine my life without him.

 

[ChrisnSteph]

Perhaps you're reading more into it then necessary? Sometimes parents need to vent, and sometimes parents have really bad days with kids. As a mom of 3 busy kids that test my patience daily, I can relate! There are days when I'd like to just run away, or lock myself in a room so that I can get a moment's peace of the fighting, tattling, yelling and whining - but I can't. Just because I get frustrated and worn out doesn't mean I don't love my children with every ounce of my being, or that I hate being a parent. My kids aren't perfect, and neither am I.

BTW - the woman who compared her kids to dogs is an exception. People like that probably shouldn't have kids.

 

[disney1990]

Like? I love my girls (22 and 29). They are my pride and joy.

 

[autumnbaby9]

I like/love/appreciate my DD. However there are times that she drives me insane and I have to vent to other Big People (adults). I'm sure I sound like I hate having a child sometimes but it is just frustration with the current situation.

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

Most of the time.

lol of course I like her. She does try my patience at times (okay, a lot of the time!), but I still love her to bits. I can't imagine thinking of her as an inconvenience.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

my mother and my sister are both the types who never should have had kids. all i ever heard from my mother was how i ruined her life and how she couldn't do anything for herself, because i needed too much.

and my sister is the same way. it's like she can't handle kids. she doesn't understand that her 4 year old boy isn't a grown person and doesn't understand things the way adults do.

it's sad, and i wish neither of them would ever have had kids. everyone's lives would have been better off it that was the case.

 

[golfgal]

You mean like tonight at church when DS14 was acting like a 2 year old and whined through the whole service and how now DS14 is pounding on DD11's room because he wants to pet the dog and she is in DD's room? Yeah, I love my kids and mostly I like them but there are times... .

 

[dis ms.]

You mean like tonight at church when DS14 was acting like a 2 year old and whined through the whole service and how now DS14 is pounding on DD11's room because he wants to pet the dog and she is in DD's room? Yeah, I love my kids and mostly I like them but there are times... .

Speaking of dogs...my DD allowed the dog to eat her entire cheeseburger tonight. No, DD didn't feed it to her intentionally, but she left it within the dog's reach after repeated warnings.

So the "happy meal" ended in lots of tears. Well, I guess the dog's happy.

I still like her, though. And the dog.

 

[mookie]

I think I've posted here awhile back that I wanted to auction my kids off to the highest bidder. But then I realized nobody would pay me what I wanted for them.

KIDDING! KIDDING!

Seriously though...if you can't make jokes about the chaos you're in...it would be a lot harder to get through the day. I love my kids dearly...but it doesn't mean that they don't frustrate me every once in awhile.

 

[I'mNoPrince]

We love DD very much.

But sometimes I'm so glad we stopped at just the 1.

 

[crz4mm2]

I Love both mine very much. Sure like DS a whole lot more since he moved out Seriously. He was a TRIAL most of his life.... Butted heads with us most of the time. Now that he is grown I like him a bunch more!

 

[freckles and boo]

I get a huge kick out of my kids! Earlier this evening my six-year-old was making up yoga poses (at least I think she was making them up - is there a Happy Fish pose?) to amuse her little sister. They crack me up on a regular basis. Of course, they can aggravate the daylights out of me but that goes with the territory. I neither regret having them nor do I resent that they need my time and energy. They are children. I knew what I was getting into!