Things that get cooler as they get older

[the chief]

The first baby I raised was when I was 16.
No, I wasn't the biological father.
But I was 50% responsible for the care, feeding, etc.
Not a sleeper, this kid, and I was still goin to high school.
I distincly remember one morning, dressing this little kid of, I don't know, maybe a year and a half old or so, and being in the throes of extreme sleep dep, and thinking to myself, "All I want is for the kid to be able to dress itself, that's all I want, if I could just get that much of a break, I'd be so happy..." and thinking, at the time, but that's never going to happen and I'm never going to be rested again.
And then 2 years ago I gave her away at her wedding.
And then there's my own kid now, again, a fair bit of work as a baby.
But now we can email each other when I'm at work, I send her links to fun stuff and pictures I find and stuff and she emails me back, it's pretty cool.

[Elegua]

That's pretty amazing. I could barely take care of myself at 16, much less someone else, even less a child. I still struggle today.

Must be a pretty cool feeling...

[Jaboney]

Ha! I took the title literally.

Yesterday, Sprout was 73 days old, and was running a temperature of 38.5C.
Today, she's a day older and 1.8C cooler. By the time she's a teen, she'll be one cool lil' lady.

[zender]

Things that get cooler as they get older?

leather jackets

jeans

books

Things that don't get cooler as they get older:

Rod Stewart

[itakitez]

The sun

Tea (unless it is ice tea)

[piwackit]

I've got to say that I'm really sad about my kids getting older.

Yes, I do know it's inevitable.
Yes,I do try to bring my kids up independant of me.

But I still tear up about two of them starting kindergarten this year. Actually I had a good bawl fest the other day when my husband mentioned it and couldn't stop for an hour or more. These years just seem so precious to me and so fleeting I want to grab on and not let go.

[marboulette]

The first baby I raised was when I was 16.
No, I wasn't the biological father.
But I was 50% responsible for the care, feeding, etc.
Not a sleeper, this kid, and I was still goin to high school.
I distincly remember one morning, dressing this little kid of, I don't know, maybe a year and a half old or so, and being in the throes of extreme sleep dep, and thinking to myself, "All I want is for the kid to be able to dress itself, that's all I want, if I could just get that much of a break, I'd be so happy..." and thinking, at the time, but that's never going to happen and I'm never going to be rested again.
And then 2 years ago I gave her away at her wedding.
And then there's my own kid now, again, a fair bit of work as a baby.
But now we can email each other when I'm at work, I send her links to fun stuff and pictures I find and stuff and she emails me back, it's pretty cool.

Aside from the show us your kid thread which I find interesting, few topics in this fora are of interest to me since I'm not a parent and maybe I never will. I definitely will never be a biological parent, anyways. But this above snippet is something else. It reminds me of the first time I went to a restaurant with my mom, and upon leaving, I picked up the tab. It felt funny... That's when I realized I was not a kid anymore...

Next time your kids insist on buying you dinner, think about it... I bet you'll find that pretty cool, too. It's twofold, though, because it also means you're not getting any younger.

In any case, sounds like you're doing a fine job as a parent.

marboulette

[divea]

I've got to say that I'm really sad about my kids getting older.

Yes, I do know it's inevitable.
Yes,I do try to bring my kids up independant of me.

But I still tear up about two of them starting kindergarten this year. Actually I had a good bawl fest the other day when my husband mentioned it and couldn't stop for an hour or more. These years just seem so precious to me and so fleeting I want to grab on and not let go.

My sentiments exactly.

One thing that has become more tolerable is my husband's travelling. Earlier it used to be too much effort to put 2 kids to bed, who have been with me all day anyway and miss their dad when he is away. Now its become easier.....my older one understands that her dad will be back in a day or 2 and the younger one is less and less demanding as he gets older.

So does travelling. When they are babies, there is so much stuff and also the guilt that we have them break their routine so we can go sight seeing. now they enjoy the excitement of packing, taking flights and trains, going to new restaurants, seeing new places and they love sleeping in hotel beds so much, that we can skip their bed time stories completely if we let them bounce on their beds. I am not complaining!

[TheGingerMan]

Personally, I 'm one for developing a kid's instincts & intuition. They, the children, are so much more prone, than us schooled filler of forms, to pick up subtle shifts in tone and movement.
Diction is vital, as well. Kids always need to be told to slow it down for us Auld Bampots!

[Enigma]

Mr. Potato Head. Just gets better and better.