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Beauregard · 05/05/2008 20:46

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Beauregard · 05/05/2008 21:29

Better than my parenting thanks turkey,i have 3 jobs now .Cleaning once a week for someone,supporting special needs child and bank work for learning disabilites company.All of which are a breeze compared to my parenting skills.

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TurkeyLurkey · 05/05/2008 21:33

Ahh well thats proves my theory that parenting is the hardest job...thats why I upped my hours at work when mine were little..I found it far to difficult being at home plus I was shit at it. I know this is little comfort to you now but it does get alot easier. Now mine are at school I've reduced my hours for some well deserved me time ..make sure you do the same!

Rhubarb · 05/05/2008 21:34

In answer to the OP, dh failed to put a condom on properly due to him being pissed and stoned.

I failed to do anything about it because I stupidly thought that nothing would really happen after one, just one, accident.

After dd was born, we thought we had better have another to keep her company. We both come from large families and couldn't imagine life without at least one brother or sister.

As we are not naturally paternal though, we do learn by watching others and making mistakes. We're quite disciplined, but fair I like to think. We had a routine fairly early on. If we say no, we never change our minds. We always back each other up (well mostly), though he is stricter than I am. We never offer an alternative for food, if they don't eat then they don't eat, no big deal. So we are fairly laid back, we don't worry about them all that much, but what we say in our house is gospel and they know it. I think that works for us quite well. But I'm not sure how we'd cope with more than 2.

dh has given up the weed now. No more accidents!

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WinkyWinkola · 05/05/2008 21:36

The thing that gets me is that when they refuse to go down to sleep until 11pm or something ridiculous like they, they still get up at 6am regardless. That really means we don't get a break of any sort for hours and hours and hours. I don't think sleep counts as a break - I often dream of them!

themildmanneredjanitor · 05/05/2008 21:37

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Beauregard · 05/05/2008 21:38

Thats it though winky not a bloody minute to yourself , even during the night i am woken up by dd2.

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Beauregard · 05/05/2008 21:39

If they sleep mmj

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WinkyWinkola · 05/05/2008 21:39

I don't want to look at my sleeping child. He's only just gone down and I'm glad to be free of him at last!

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Rhubarb · 05/05/2008 21:44

We learnt that too! We'd keep dd up until 11pm thinking she'd then sleep in, but it never worked. The first time it was suggested we put her down at 7pm we reacted with horror, "but she'll wake us up at 3am!" however that never happened. We'd give her a big feed at 7pm and she'd sleep through till 7am. It was then we realised that we knew shit about children and that we really needed to get a routine in place.

Psychomum5 · 05/05/2008 21:46

on a bad day, I reckon it is all down tto the fact that on a past life, I was either 'vlad the impaler' or 'attilla the hun' and my children were sent as punishment of past sins.....

on good days I think I had them to raise future brilliant influentual people that will do good things for the human race...

on fabulous days I know it was because I have a huge generous heart and it is something wonderful, to share with people who you would lay your life down for

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