I love my kids, but.....

[WinstonWolf]

g3org3y said:

WinstonWolf said:

ali_kat said:

Sump said:

Ari said:

Sump said:

Why do parents have kids who then want them out of the house ASAP?

Because, shockingly, they turn out nothing like those winsome healthy happy helpful ones you see in movies and Bisto adverts, and they don't 'complete your life' like parents of two year olds always promise you they will as they try and lure you into the same trap they fell into.

It's almost like parenthood is misrepresented somehow.

Sounds more like st parenting.

So speaks a bloke that either doesn't have kids, or lets their Mother do all the work!

Ain't that the truth.

Sump, when you've raised two teenage daughters you'll understand, until then you won't.

Don't have kids so not 'qualified' to comment, however I have noticed that the 'OMG the kids are 18, kick them out or charge them rent' mentality seems to be a rather British phenomenon.

Coming from a Greek background, I find that somewhat difficult to understand.

When you've raised two teenage daughters you'll understand, until then you won't.

[BoRED S2upid]

I agree he's only 2 but those 2 hours or so we get when he's asleep are something to look forward to.

[Cotty]

budfox said:

I have one sprog who moved out recently at 21 years of age.
The boy knows that if he ever needs money or has done something stupid, he tells us. No ifs or buts, no dodgy lenders, no digging a bigger hole.

Isn't 21 a little old to be calling him the boy?

[WinstonWolf]

Cotty said:

budfox said:

I have one sprog who moved out recently at 21 years of age.
The boy knows that if he ever needs money or has done something stupid, he tells us. No ifs or buts, no dodgy lenders, no digging a bigger hole.

Isn't 21 a little old to be calling him the boy?

A parent is for life, not just for Christmas.

[E36GUY]

sunnygym said:

.......But I can't not wait until their both bathed and in bed! Finally get a couple of hours peace and quiet, steak dinner and a bottle of ice cold beer. Bliss ! Ha ha

Quite standard. You have nothing to feel bad about.

Love my kids to bits (boys, 3 & 5) both genuinely delightful children, funny, happy, tons of spirit and fit as fiddles - like coiled springs that need to be unwound every day. But I also love 7.30pm when they're gone off to bed.

[Ari]

KrazyIvan said:

g3org3y said:

Don't have kids so not 'qualified' to comment, however I have noticed that the 'OMG the kids are 18, kick them out or charge them rent' mentality seems to be a rather British phenomenon.

Coming from a Greek background, I find that somewhat difficult to understand.

You find it hard to understand teaching young adults that the world expects you to pay your own way...........and you come from a Greek background.......there is a joke in there somewhere

Exactly!

[Kermit power]

Sump said:

Ari said:

Sump said:

Why do parents have kids who then want them out of the house ASAP?

Because, shockingly, they turn out nothing like those winsome healthy happy helpful ones you see in movies and Bisto adverts, and they don't 'complete your life' like parents of two year olds always promise you they will as they try and lure you into the same trap they fell into.

It's almost like parenthood is misrepresented somehow.

Sounds more like st parenting.

The frequent refrain of the non parent, or the lucky one!

We've got two kids who are wonderful, and one who is a nightmare. Oddly enough, all three have the same parents!

If prospective parents were shown exactly what parenthood really involved in all of its gritty detail, the human race would die out! I certainly wouldn't relinquish any of mine now that I've got them and know them, but if I'd known the real impact parenthood would have beforehand, I would probably have run a mile at the thought!

[Cotty]

Kermit power said:

If prospective parents were shown exactly what parenthood really involved in all of its gritty detail, the human race would die out!

I had a pretty good idea what it was all about, which is why I decided not to go down that route.

[Kermit power]

Cotty said:

Kermit power said:

If prospective parents were shown exactly what parenthood really involved in all of its gritty detail, the human race would die out!

I had a pretty good idea what it was all about, which is why I decided not to go down that route.

The flip side is that you have absolutely no idea what love actually is until you've got kids, as anything felt for another adult is only a pale imitation, but that's not to say the little sods can't be infuriating!

[vinnie01]

Cotty said:

I had a pretty good idea what it was all about, which is why I decided not to go down that route.

Ditto. Its not something I could do

[g3org3y]

KrazyIvan said:

g3org3y said:

Don't have kids so not 'qualified' to comment, however I have noticed that the 'OMG the kids are 18, kick them out or charge them rent' mentality seems to be a rather British phenomenon.

Coming from a Greek background, I find that somewhat difficult to understand.

You find it hard to understand teaching young adults that the world expects you to pay your own way...........and you come from a Greek background.......there is a joke in there somewhere

Very good!

Applicable to many Asian cultures too.

[Tony Starks]

Totally agree with the 7:30 bit, it gives you a chance to sit down and have an adult conversation after work.

At the moment though I'd live at work, as day 6 of 20 month old twins having gastro is soul destroying. The fountains of custard and the smell! I might just have to burn my house down if the smell doesn't go any time soon.

[Itsallicanafford]

Tony Starks said:

Totally agree with the 7:30 bit, it gives you a chance to sit down and have an adult conversation after work.

At the moment though I'd live at work, as day 6 of 20 month old twins having gastro is soul destroying. The fountains of custard and the smell! I might just have to burn my house down if the smell doesn't go any time soon.

Tony, if you don't mind me saying, your life seems far more exciting in your films

[dirty boy]

As a child I liked lego.

ids are like lego for adults.

You start with kit and poor instructions and gradually build something to be proud of. Sometimes there's a bit missing and you have to take bits of and have another go, requiring great patience, but ultimately, you can be left with something to be immensely proud of at the end.

And they hurt less when you stand on them.

[dirty boy]

dirty boy said:

As a child I liked lego.

Kids are like lego for adults.

You start with kit and poor instructions and gradually build something to be proud of. Sometimes there's a bit missing and you have to take bits of and have another go, requiring great patience, but ultimately, you can be left with something to be immensely proud of at the end.

And they hurt less when you stand on them.

[Smitters]

I've got a boys only night with my wee lad tonight. Can't wait.

[Ari]

Kermit power said:

The flip side is that you have absolutely no idea what love actually is until you've got kids, as anything felt for another adult is only a pale imitation, but that's not to say the little sods can't be infuriating!

Then I feel very sorry for your wife...

[Kermit power]

Ari said:

Kermit power said:

The flip side is that you have absolutely no idea what love actually is until you've got kids, as anything felt for another adult is only a pale imitation, but that's not to say the little sods can't be infuriating!

Then I feel very sorry for your wife...

She would agree, and so, I suspect, would the vast majority of parents.

You'd do anything for your kids. If they fell in a raging torrent, you'd go straight in to save them and not think twice about it. If they needed a heart transplant, you'd be getting pissed off with the doctors for not taking yours. The immense feeling of pride you feel at their slightest achievements - or more accurately, at seeing the pride it generates in them...

If any parent doesn't think that totally overshadows the feelings they have for their spouse in terms of the sheer strength of emotion, then I feel sorry for their kids!

[colin_p]

Ari said:

Then I feel very sorry for your wife...

It is different. When it comes to kids, in a life / death situation you would sacrifice your spouse and your spouse would agree with you sacrificing her in a blink of an eye. The same is true the other way round. Doesn't mean you love the Mrs and vica versa any less.

As mentioned above though, they can be little sods at times.

[dave_s13]

I've got 2 girls, 6 & 4 and a 2yr old boy.

I too love 7pm.

I also have very little patience so find looking after them solo very hard sometimes. Three seems to be some weird biochemical number where together you can guarantee one of them will be kicking off. Remove any of the three then the remaining two are good as gold.

To summarise..... Only have a maximum of two kids.