Thursday 13-Promises Made B.K.
Ahh….I remember the days B.K. (Before Kids). I wanted a child SO bad, I’d see a screaming baby in a store and feel terrible for that child. Now, 2 kids later, I feel for the parent holding that child. I thought I’d make my Thursday 13 about promises I made about things I would/would not do when I had kids. What was I thinking?!
- I will never raise my voice to my child, I read that kids don’t respond to a screaming parent.
- I’ll never tire if my child asks ‘Why?’ I’ll be so excited to impart the knowledge in him that we’ll Google the answers together.
- I will never ignore my child
- I’ll never let my child eat directly off a public table
- I won’t scold my child in public
- I’ll never lie to my child, they deserve to know the truth and I read that lying is the easy way out.
- My child will eat better than I do. We’re striving for 5 every day!
- I welcome unsolicited advice. After all, they had kids so must know better, right?
- I’d never bribe my child to leave me alone for 5 minutes, I’ll simply explain that I need some alone time and they’ll respect that.
- My child is going to be well dressed every day. No dirty faces, stained clothes or wearing jammies in public.
- I will treat my children equally.
- I can’t wait to watch all those great kid’s shows!
- I’m sure my child will be so well behaved he won’t need to be punished, but on the rare occurrences he does. I’m sure a brief time out will be enough.
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OMG, woman, you are soooo funny! I never specifically promised myself those things, but I think I was thinking them, and yeah, like you, I broke all of them too.
HA! After 5 kids, I am rolling on the ground laughing. I did have some of those ideals, too, though. I am not too proud to admit I have failed in all 13!
Julie Reply:
January 29th, 2009 at 6:01 am
@Kristen, HA! So did I!!
Hi Julie.
When my kids were little I was very tolerant of screaming kids. Now that we are all older, screaming kids drive me nuts again!
Hm, so much for good intentions. Did you manage to adhere to them all? I know I wouldn’t be able to, but thankfully I will never have to test that believe.
I have failed each one!
My little boy is only two, and I’m pretty certain every one of those things is out the door already…
Yes, I’m sure I said most of these at some point, too. You live and learn (smile).
This is a great site! Thanks for visiting my site. This is new to me!! Your list made me LOL and it is all so true! So very true!!
Regardign your comment on my blog…As for the dog eating a bottle rather than your baby eating the dogs food…I have been there too! Good thing I feed my dogs all natural dog food (better than I can say for my McD eating kids)!!
Aw yes, famous I’ll never statements. I have a few tucked away also. Great post…it kept me laughing.
I think that’s why my mom always told me to never say never!
Kinda goes hand in hand with, “I will learn from the mistakes of my parents and NEVER be like them!”
That lasted for me about… ten minutes I think?
I remember these kind of promises too. Happy TT!
Hehe. I laughed when I read this list. Mine are all grown up now, but you seemed to have a much better understanding of what was perfect parenting than I did. Not yell? Not eat from a public table? yeah. not so much wisdom from my mind! Happy TT!
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Ahh, BK. I miss BK terribly. I mean, motherhood is the BEST! I actually went a whole year before giving in to letting my kid eat off of a public table. My kids would never let me bribe them to leave me alone, even for all the treats or TV time in the world. They need ME. Just ME. All day, ME. I love it. Sigh.
Haha! BK myself right now – but my friend is a new rookie mom to twin boys. I am trying very hard to not remind her of all the things she thought about being a mom that “couldn’t be that hard” just a few months ago.
ROFL…I love this list.
I have five kids, ages 9-23, and the only thing I promise now is to not kill them.
Happy TT!
Hey, I really do love those kid shows. Except Max & Ruby. It’s just not right that they have a little girl watching out for a toddler with no mom or dad around…
My kids are now grown, BUT….isn’t it amazing how our attitudes change once we have kids?!
Now the only thing I promise…that once they get out of the house, I’ll celebrate like the wonderful parent I am!
Happy TT!
I always said my kids would never watch Barney…until that first afternoon when they sat and watched quietly for 30 whole minutes…ah, it was like a light bulb went off.
Happy tt!
Am I a failure as a Dad because I kept those promises to myself (and more)?
ROTFLMAO! Yep, I’ve had that list too…and broken every one!
LOL I could have wrote this list!
I promised myself many of the things on your list too. It’s amazing how everything changes once we have kids. I once was a calm person. Now I’m a crazy mom. LOL!! Thanks for sharing and stopping by my place.
I had a list, too! I laugh at the thought of it now.
You mean you didn’t manage to keep all tose vows?
I told myself I would never say “Because I say so!” Ha!
Maybe you were a little idealistic but your heart was definately in the right place. I think it’s not what we do on occasion that effects our children most (like when we lose our temper) but what we do day in and day out that sticks (like giving them the respect they deserve).
Hi Julie.
Thanks for the great comment on my site. Who knew?
lol! I remember thinking those things too, although not anytime near imminent parenthood. I took it easier on myself then…and now
We knew not what we were saying back when we were childless…
I’m still BK now too, and I’ve made more than a few promises like these too, LOL! Let’s see how long it takes for me to crack! =P
I made some of these promises too..& I’m trying real hard to keep it..hehee..