For fun: the 19 things people swear they won't do when they have kids

[PrincessFiona]

the theme I've gotten from new parents is: everything you think you know/want/can/will do isn't always what happens.

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LOL. Sounds about right!

[SoonerTexan]

This reminds me that I still need to buy a leash.

Screw that haters. N ran into a street in Knoxville when I just couldn't get her fast enough (I'm slow and pregnant and she's fast and 2) and I still am horrified by the though of what could have happened if there had been a car

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Leashes are great. Long live the leash! A loves her "monkey backpack" and will randomly wear it around the house


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[MarissaNicole]

Most of these sound like kid haters. Why would you have kids if you think they should never go out in public? You'd either never leave the house or never be with them!

You need to take children out so that they learn manners and such. Will they always be angels, beck no but does that mean I don't try and civilized them?

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[Thirteen]

The best list of parent "I never's" is on Pregnant Chicken's website. I think it has 4 parts? Funny!

http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregn...er-______.html



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[L.Jane]

This reminds me that I still need to buy a leash.

Screw that haters. N ran into a street in Knoxville when I just couldn't get her fast enough (I'm slow and pregnant and she's fast and 2) and I still am horrified by the though of what could have happened if there had been a car

My boss was one of those haters who was horrified of leashes... until her son was crazy active and she was very preggers. She flies alone with the kids fairly often and now whenever they go on trips her son is in the monkey backpack with the leash tail. She is like, I was so wrong.

[JDAZ11]

This is cracking me up. I haven't seen a leash on a kid in forever, but I used to make comments about 6 yo in strollers in NYC. But then I finally thought about it.... Life in a crazy city would be so much better with your kid in stroller!!!

My mom totally had a leash for my youngest sister who was totally out of control. I don't know how often she used it, but I do remember her bringing it home and being super excited about it.

[SoonerTexan]

There comes a point where you truly have to keep them restrained somehow or you just can't keep them safe. Simple as that.

[diggitydot]

For fun: the 19 things people swear they won't do when they have kids

There comes a point where you truly have to keep them restrained somehow or you just can't keep them safe. Simple as that.

And it tends to be frowned upon to use duct tape...

[GreyhoundsRUs]

A loves her monkey backpack

Our "never" list is pretty short and food related. We've stuck to them pretty strictly.
-saying "I don't like (insert food)" in front of kids - DH doesn't tell DD that he doesn't like tomatoes, and if she offers him one, he just says "No thank you". We don't want our palettes influencing theirs
-"one more bite" - DD eats as much or little as she wants at a given sitting. Snacks are mostly other healthy things (like nuts or fruit) and aren't given out close to meals. We want her to listen to her body about being full.
-using the word "fat" - there is no point in using that word (we also don't use "skinny" or "thin", and "chubby" only describes baby sister's cheeks!).



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