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AIBU?

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to look at my children and think "wow, look what I MADE"

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twilight3 · 21/07/2011 17:13

... and I know that repgnancy and birth is not some sort of great achievement given that billions of women on the planet do it all the time... They're teenagers now (and we miracolously get along great -which I probably just jinxed), but I still look at them some times and despite all logic I think "wow, I MADE life, twice, and they're now going out in the owrld doing their own little thing".
I probably ABU. Maybe should start drinkn so early on a thursday ;-)

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twilight3 · 21/07/2011 17:42

Coco, that's just gross.

I'll never forget, when DS was about three he ripped a piece of paper and DH said "put in the bin". DH was watching DS following the instruction, and had a stupid grin grin plastered across his face. In the end he said "look how cleverly he puts rubbish in the bin"!

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Cocoflower · 21/07/2011 17:43

I think its quite amazing! Never though about it until It was on that "Human body" (or something) programme.

I still dont quite get it though!

SomethingProfound · 21/07/2011 17:54

ROFL, at slightlymad72 and the conversation pieces!

thefirstMrsDeVere · 21/07/2011 18:02

I do it all the time.

I have never, ever, ever worked out how I produced my DD. Not from the moment she was born till the moment I lost her. I just can not work out how I managed it.

That is not to say I dont gaze in awe at my lovely lovely boys, including the one that I didnt actually 'make'

I do that 'bloody hell where did you come from ? quite a bit as well so I suppose it evens out

Andrewofgg · 21/07/2011 18:10

I am reminded of a wedding I went to where the groom varied the usual speech with the words:

I'd like to thank my dad for coming and my mum for being there at the time.

A moment's shocked silence; then laughter, laughter, laughter, on and on and on.

MorelliOrRanger · 21/07/2011 18:16

YANBU - I look at DD and still find it amazing we made this 'perfect' little person. I find it fascinating.

Lizzylou · 21/07/2011 18:18

Andrew that is excellent!

I do this all the time, I have done since they were babies and do still (they are 7 and 5), glad to know it never ends.
I also marvel at how 2 boys can look so alike and be so incredibly different in personality, yet so close.

allhailtheaubergine · 21/07/2011 18:20

Oh yes, I find my children so, so beautiful. I could gaze at them for hours. The way their bones are under their skin. The shape of them. The way they have ideas that I didn't put there. And they can do things, real life things, in the real world. It's almost like they are actual, real people! Completely fascinating. It blows my mind.

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twilight3 · 21/07/2011 18:21

Lizzy, mine are boy and girl, my boy is pale white with almost-white-blond hair. My daughter is olive skinned with brown hair. However they have the same face, completely different personalities and they're best mates. I love that.

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Ormirian · 21/07/2011 18:22

Me too twilight!

I have 3 pretty wonderful human beings that I made. I take no credit for the fact they turned out OK though - that was pure accident!

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twilight3 · 21/07/2011 18:22

lol allhail "he's a real boy"!!! haha

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twilight3 · 21/07/2011 18:23

Orm, mine turned out OK due to their dad I think, I've always been a bit of a part-timer as a parent, hehe

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springydaffs · 21/07/2011 18:23

YANBU. I get sort of butterflies when I look at my huge, towering kids. i'm little and I made them. i'm so proud of them i could be sick.

I also look at my wedding photos and wonder where the kids are. How could they not be there? It looks a bland and empty bunch without them.

Lizzylou · 21/07/2011 18:25

OOh I am getting all soppy now! Not even started the wine!

I do wish I understood genetics, it is marvellous.

Twilight, mine get mistaken for twins, have done since they were v young (one in a car seat thingy and babygro and 1 toddling? Must say I don't live in UK's intelligence hotspot!) they ask me if they are twins as well. DS2 has been sobbing all day as DS1 is going into Yr3 and will be in a different playground in September

Ormirian · 21/07/2011 18:27

I tend to think of 'parenting' as a made-up word. We are parents by nature of giving birth - the rest, in our case, has been made up as we went along. And I am sure that 50% of the time we got it wrong But today I have a 14yr old DS who has started his own band and winning plaudits left right and centre from teachers at school, I have a 12 yr old DD who received the highest number of awards at her end of year ceremony and an 8yr old who, inspite of really struggling in school has gone up an entire level. And, by and large, they are nice happy children. And inspite of my generally crappiness as a parent they still love me!

dragontalk · 21/07/2011 18:31

slightlymad72 your children sound awesome!

And I am very happy to be reading a thread where people actually like their teenagers - makes me less scared about the future

lazarusb · 21/07/2011 20:17

thefirstMrsDeVere ...but nice that you have good memories.

I remind myself constantly how lucky I am. I am always amazed that there is 13 years between ds1 and ds2 and they have a different father and yet, not only do they look alike but they appear to share the same personality, likes and dislikes!
Dd is at her year 6 disco tonight, on the cusp of growing up and amazing mood swings - how did that happen? Where did the time go?

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