If you think about it, we lie quite a bit as parents. The tooth fairy, Santa Claus, the fact that TV will turn their brains to mush ... The list goes on and on. But as parents, we are also lied to quite a bit. I asked my friends for some of the worst parenting lies they've been told, and I've heard many of the same. The following are the most common lies we fell for -- did you hear them, too?
1. That parenting comes naturally. Loving? That comes naturally. The rest is hard work.
2. That you can't get pregnant while breastfeeding. I have many a friend who can prove that one wrong.
3. That baby weight falls off. In our dreams!
4. That boys are easier than girls. Sorry, but they're all impossible.
5. That a c-section is the easy way to have a baby. In what world is major surgery considered easy?
6. The twos are the most terrible. Have these people never met the threes or fours?
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7. That adjusting from one to two kids was tough, but anything after is a breeze. Bullshit. One to two was a piece of cake for me and three kicks my ass daily.
8. That you forget the details of labor once you hold the baby. That's one thing I'll never forget, much as I try.
9. Two kids aren't more expensive than one. Um, care to see my credit card bill?
10. That it gets easier. It's never as easy as it was when your baby wanted nothing but to be fed and cleaned. Period.
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This was great and I agree with each and every one. ONE thing I'm hearing a lot of lately is that "your second c-section will be a BREEZE compared to your first!" .... Yea. I totally believe that one.
And the only thing terrible about 2's is potty training. Now that my daughter is 6 going on 16 I laugh at mother's of toddlers and their "arguements". Give it time kids...give it time. And I'm sure there are plenty of mother's of teenagers out there who do the same thing to me. Parenting is hard work and its kinda dumb that people try to sugar coat it so much :-p
Terrible 2s are a GIANT myth. With all three of mine, 3 was the age of pure terror. They had thoughts and ideas of their own but couldn't express them completely... they were still too little and wanted to be so big! 4 was quite a bit better, but the 2s had NOTHING on the 3s. :-)
And you're right about the number. Two kids isn't the magic number- it is 3... after 3, it doesn't seem to matter as much how many you have it all equates to AAAAHHHHHH! As they have officially taken over. :-) I love mine to pieces and the world wouldn't be complete without them, of course, but there are days that I wonder, what in the world am I doing?!? I'll let you know when I figure it out- but don't hold your breath. lol
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Persimmon mom, i totally agree. sleep when the baby sleeps? i have a house to clean, and besides that fact, itd take me 45 mins just to fall asleep, and then the baby is awake again! i just drank coffee. And i think the greatest lie is It get easier. in some ways, yes it does, your child gets on a routine, sleeps through the night and you fee a lot better! but once they start moving it gets hard again lol dont even get me started introducing baby food, then solids...
OMG #8 I will never forget my labor.... and the terrible 2's have turned into the terrible 10's