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I’ve learned a lot about being a parent over the last eight years. Somethings were a surprise to me and some weren’t. So if you aren’t a parent yet here is what you might have to look forward to. If you are a parent, what have you learned. I know I will continue to learn more as my daughter grows up and if I have more kids there will be different lessons.

Being a parent

1. Nothing is more terrifying than the thought of something being wrong with your child, especially when you have no control over it. There pain is the worst and you will do anything to prevent it. 

2. You will do things you don’t feel like doing just because it makes your child happy. It’s all part of being a mom. 

3. You will see other people in things your child does. She is so much like her dad but also a lot like other family members. It’s weird seeing so much of my husbands traits in her. 

4.  Anytime you hear of a hurt or abused child you will imagine how horrifying it would be if it was your own child. There are some movies and shows that are really difficult to watch because I just can’t handle thinking of my own child being hurt. 

5. It’s a fine line between protecting them and wanting them to be safe and being overly worried and protective over them. I don’t want to smother her and not let her explore the world but I also want to keep her safe.

6. I literally could not imagine loving someone as much as I love my daughter. I want more kids but honestly could not imagine loving another person as much as Isabella. I know I will and parents do it’s just hard to imagine. 

7. As amazing as all kids are your child seems the most amazing. I love parent conferences and hearing how great she’s doing and watching her excel in dance class. 

8.  You will worry at how fast kids are growing up these days. Bella is getting old so fast and kids these days are growing up and maturing so fast. I worry about boys and dressing appropriately, Before I know it there will be dates, cell phones and driving. This is all too scary for me.  

9.  You won’t be a perfect parent know matter what you do so just do your best as a mom and love your children I’ve learned that is the most important things. 

10. They will sometimes be just like you both good and bad. You will see traits of yours reflected back at you through them and it can sometimes remind you to be patient. Like I hated homework growing up, I liked school but not homework my daughter is the same way. So I try to be patient with her and remind myself that I was the same. 

 

So thank you Bella for teaching me so much about parenting these past 8 years. 

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I love you so much, more than you can imagine. 

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  1. Chelsea Green says

    I don’t have kids but I can relate to a lot of these. I have nephews and I would do anything for them. I also have a weird obsessed relationship with my dog so I can only imagine how protective I will be with my future kids. Great post!

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  5. Dorit Sasson says

    I know exactly how you feel when you say you feel you could never love another one after your first. I recently had my second after nine years and it’s a completely surreal feeling! I couldn’t imagine another child after my first, but now I can’t imagine our lives without the second. It’s so weird how this all works out in the end. Our children are so precious!! Great post!
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  6. Fi Ní Neachtáin says

    I agree with everything you’ve learned as I feel the same. If I ever hear of a child being abused, bullied or hurt I always imagine if that happened to my son. It breaks my heart.

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  7. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    I think we all just have to do what is best for our own family. Who really cares what others think, right?

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  9. Lisa says

    This is a wonderful post. I’d like to share something I’ve learned from being a mother that I think every mother AND father should know. Some days, you will want to murder your kids – figuratively, of course – that’s okay. Just because you love them to pieces doesn’t mean they won’t drive you nuts sometimes.
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  17. Jacqueline says

    When I was in my teens, my father wouyld always tell me how much I was acting like my mother. They had a bad divorce lol and I at the time I didn’t see myself in her at all! As an adult I can see my impulsiveness is a learned behavior from Mom. Thanks, mom lol 🙂

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  29. Danielle says

    #2 and #10 are a big yes. I hate playing video games and my kid wants me to sit and just watch him play and I can’t do anything but watch I limit it to an hour or I will die of boredom…lol. My child definitely has my personality and man he is stone cold with his sarcasm and wit sometimes I feel bad for other people.

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  35. Ann Bacciaglia says

    I totally agree with your post. It is a huge fear that something will happen to my kids. Your daughter is so cute.

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  37. Rebecca Swenor says

    I think none of us moms know how to mother when our children are born. We just do it the best we know how. Thanks for sharing.

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  42. elly stornebrink says

    A touching post Karissa and lovely tribute to your daughter. Those are all wonderful lessons learned and truly, for some of those reasons like #4 is why I do not want kids. That may sound strange or weird, but I didn’t want to bring up a child in today’s world in part for that reason. That’s not why I didn’t have kids though, but in the end I’m glad I didn’t. Don’t get me wrong: I do love children…I just don’t want my own. <3
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  43. Cia from Cia Says says

    #2 is it in a nutshell. Your life will completely change. No I didn’t want to stay up until the wee hours. No I didn’t want to see the lego movie everyday for a month and a half straight. Its because of the child. Lovely piece. 🙂

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  44. Brandy says

    I agree that children teach us so much and that, as a Mom, I have learned so many things I didn’t know. I know that I never knew love in the way I know love now, since having my three children and one step child. It’s amazing what a Mom can do for their kids, just to keep the peace, teach lessons and show unconditional love!
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