If you could "omit" one task of parenting

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Definitely cleaning up after an attempt at finger foods - I’d take diapers over that any day.
 
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Feeding young babies “solid” food! It seems like for every spoonful that goes in two come out, three end up in their hair and another 5 or 6 on their and your clothing!

I HATED feeding my babies.

Wish they could go straight from the breast to Cheerios.

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I feel the same way, that’s why I wait to introduce foods until they are able to handle chopped table food. With DS #1, I took the time to make mushed up stuff and freeze it and spoon it in. By the time #3 through 5 came around, I learned not to waste my time with all that. I waited until they were ready for food, I intro’d cereal for the experience around 7 months and by the next month they were often ready for finely chopped food they could rake up on their own and soon after, cheerios! It’s still messy, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t have to shovel it in. At this point most nutrients necessary are in breastmilk or forumula–feeding solids is just introducing the idea and all the fun tastes. I’m all for self feeding as soon as possible!!! lol
 
It’s funny to read this post, and see all these things that we are getting ready for!

I think my least favorite would be the vomit part, but it might not be so bad if I think about my precious little one. I didn’t have a problem cleaning up and looking after DH when he was sick, and when my little brothers and sisters were sick, that wasn’t a problem either, since they were so cute! We’ll see. If I’m up against it for 2 weeks at a clip, I might be singing a different tune!
 
oh yeah… forgot the sickies. ugh. must’ve been a mental block.
**Last time it happened within 3 days of getting new berber carpet installed, of course. Spent the better part of nearly 3 weeks washing sheets and towels and on my hands and knees cleaning the carpet. (I highly recommend berber now btw.) Nothing to wake a person up like puke running down between the wall and a stack of bunkbeds and the one on the bottom bunk screaming his head off while the sickie above is passed out in his own mess. **
**Oh the joys of parenthood! Wouldn’t trade it for anything either - how nuts is that!? I must be used to the insanity. :whacky: **
 
I would have to say getting kids ready for bed… esp on bath nights. It just WEARS ME DOWN. I think I would even choose this over vomit, b/c vomit is not every night! Sometimes I have daydreams where my husband comes up to me and says, “you know, I think that I’ll be in charge of getting the kids ready for bed from now on…” HA! 🙂

And then I remember how cute they are in there together, giggling. :o

And then I think, well, DH can just call me in when they’re being extra cute, so I don’t miss anything. 😃
 
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I would have to say getting kids ready for bed… esp on bath nights. It just WEARS ME DOWN. I think I would even choose this over vomit, b/c vomit is not every night! Sometimes I have daydreams where my husband comes up to me and says, “you know, I think that I’ll be in charge of getting the kids ready for bed from now on…” HA! 🙂

And then I remember how cute they are in there together, giggling. :o

And then I think, well, DH can just call me in when they’re being extra cute, so I don’t miss anything. 😃
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You know, that’s exactly how it works around here: DH has just kind of “adopted” the nighttime routine…which is great, but sometimes I hear them all in there giggling and playing tag and peek-a-boo and I think “I’ll just go peek in” – but be sure they don’t see me…LOL
 
I would rather bathe the children every night than have to deal with feeding an older baby. My 2nd and 3rd children were/are very independent and will not eat if I attempt to feed them anything from a spoon. They want finger food, and to have to figure out what to give him…uuugghhh…and the ensuing mess…uugghh…and the fact he can’t drink out of a cup yet and just wants to dump it…uuugghhh!! My daily cross.
 
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cheddarsox:
Feeding young babies “solid” food! It seems like for every spoonful that goes in two come out, three end up in their hair and another 5 or 6 on their and your clothing!

I HATED feeding my babies.

Wish they could go straight from the breast to Cheerios.

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I actually did have #3 go straight from breast to Cheerios! 🙂 Simplified my life quite a bit!

I am SO HAPPY to see other people admitting to hating bedtime! My sister was oohing and ahhing about how much she loves bedtime–she has a Bible study one night a week and has a babysitter at her house and she actually has the kids stay up so she can put them to bed herself!! I started wondering about my motherliness! All I can think around 5-6:00 every day is “ALMOST BEDTIME!” Not the bedtime routine I look forward to, just having them all in bed so I can have a few minutes to myself or maybe just maybe with my husband!! Speaking of that… he’s waiting to watch a movie with me so I better go! (He also helps quite a bit with the bath and bed routine). I still hate the whole time though. It stresses me out.

I am close on the vomit thing too though. We just went through that and it was about a 2 week cycle and I got it too and it was horrible!!!

My mantra…“offer it up!!”
 
Dealing with trantrums or other undesirable behavior…especially while trying to be a gentle parent and losing my patience. :eek:
 
There is nothing I want to omit yet. My daughter is only 6 months old.

I’m not looking forward to when she is driving and being in the car w/ her friends. This really scares me. I think about how I drove like a maniac at 16. I hope the driving age is raised to 18!!!

Dating? not looking forward to that either.

I’m not looking forward to my daughter being a depressed teen with acne or weight issues. I don’t ever want her to feel ashamed of her body. I know I can’t shelter her from the world.
 
I had 3, all born within 4 & 1/2 years of each other, who are all now middle aged.
The only task I would omit is being a parent between the years of 13 and 18.
So what’s 5 years? 😃
Now that they’re parents of teenagers, they so agree!
 
Getting up in the middle of the night to take care of a sick child who has vomitted. Its hard on the child as well as on me.
 
The throw up is the hardest thing, especially when it’s on

you and the baby. And then if you get them in the tub and
they throw up in the tub too while you still have throw up on
you. You are both a mess and the poor little thing wants to
be held. It was definately the worst thing. But just before age
2, they can all use that plastic tub you got from the hospital.
 
discipline.

especially when I am the only parent at home and can’t share the burden with my husband!
 
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Dealing with trantrums or other undesirable behavior…especially while trying to be a gentle parent and losing my patience. :eek:
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I agree, especially when we are in public and people are either looking at me with a look of “how can she let that kid act that way?” OR “What did she do to that kid to make them act that way!” Thankfully it doesn’t happen very often but it has happened when my five year old son has had enough grocery shopping. The kid hates shopping, he wants to be home playing with his toys! The girls are usually pretty patient with shopping.
 
Chauffering the kids around! After work, the last thing I want to do is to drive!
 
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