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Parenting is the most difficult job in the world.

BeingParents by BeingParents Speaking(November 2007) (rank 414th)
I have been trying to given some help advice in the past  in hopes of prepare us for the most difficult job and rewarding job you will ever have to have in your life. Parenting is wonderful.However, the reality is that at time it can get difficult. The secret is
to learn as you go. Before we became parents we never really thought of difficulties that might occur.

That might have been for the best. The old saying, “when life gives you lemon you make lemonadeā€ absolutely applies to parenting. We just have to make the best of situations as they unfold. Last night my wife,daughter, and I went out for dinner and it was quite an adventure. My daughter did not want to stay still and would not eat(this annoying but normal);she wanted to see the fishes. So we showed her the fishes and since she did not want to eat food, we allowed her to eat all the ice she wanted.They will eat when they will eat when they get hungry(so don’ t have a cow );however, every child might be different ,but I have noticed scold and threatening them does more bad than good.

We are not born with parenting skill; rather, we have to learn them on the job. Even though I have my degree, some of the most useful things I have learned have been on the job. Parenting is learned on the job. The best parenting books can not prepare us for the real world parenting. Making mistakes and learning for them are all part of the parenting recipe secret. The secret is to keep at it and you will get better. It is okay to fell like you don’t know what you are doing sometimes. Join the club;We have all been there and will inevitably return there. Parenting is not the easiest job in the world. We just have to put our heads down and keep at it.

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Kellzacar
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2007 | Kellzacar
Re: Parenting is the most difficult job in the world.

Thanks for the great advice . .  Parenting may not be the easiest job in the world but it is the most fulfilling, for me anyway.

I guess I make more lemonade that most and you are so right about learning from our mistakes. A wise woman once told me "There is no such thing as a perfect parent BUT there are good parents, they are the ones that learn from their mistakes and get on with it" . ..

Cheers Kellz


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ajv00
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2007 | ajv00
Re: Parenting is the most difficult job in the world.
Thank you for the sound advice,  You can go to all the classes and read every book but nothing will prepare you for having kids.  As you said parenting is learned on the job.  Every person, family is different.


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mumof2b
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2007 | mumof2b
Re: Parenting is the most difficult job in the world.

Great article.........

A friend of mine and her partner are about to start a family and she said to me that she wasn't sure that her partner was ready for the whole change and has no idea what's it's going to be like.........I said that to her that it will be okay as nothing and no-one can prepare you for children, you can think you're ready but when it's your child you're holding and trying to work out what to do, everything changes.......sometimes it can better to not have expectations.

Amanda



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janicepovey
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2007 | janicepovey
Re: Parenting is the most difficult job in the world.

Thanks for sharing this this us, what sound advice....your so right, all the parenting books cannot prepare you for the real world, of parenting....if we were all the same, maybe.

Cheers Janice



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cazza
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2007 | cazza
Re: Parenting is the most difficult job in the world.
Thankyou for those words of wisdom and sharing this with us.....

and its so true and we do have to live and learn .....

xxxx cazza


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emmie
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2007 | emmie
Re: Parenting is the most difficult job in the world.

that is so true

great article thanks for sharing

emz



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blackwidowkate
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2007 | blackwidowkate
Re: Parenting is the most difficult job in the world.
Hi
How true
It is also the longest thing you will ever undertake as parenting stops the day you move onto the next world.
I know people with grown up families and they still worry about the kids.
Luv deb


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