The things you learned after having a baby

[Catty1]

[caseysmom]

I learned that I could/would lay my life on the line for another human being.

I learned how scary it is to have that much love for another person.

I learned that age 7 to 12 is the best age for kids

I agree about not really understanding a parents love or truly appreciating your parents until you have your own child. My parents passed away when my children were small, I would have loved to laugh with my mom about the teenage years from this side of it.

[Twisterdog]

I learned that I could/would lay my life on the line for another human being.

I learned how scary it is to have that much love for another person.

I learned that age 7 to 12 is the best age for kids

Amen! I second all of that!

I learned that it IS possible to truly unconditionally love someone.

I learned that, as a normally pretty selfish person, I would absolutely die for my child.

I learned that nothing in the world can break your heart like a teenager.

I learned that crayons come out of noses with no long-term ill effects.

I learned that panty hose clog up plumbing when flushed down the toilet ... and that "Bye, bye, all gone" are NOT words you want to hear followed by flushing toilet sounds.

[caseysmom]

Amen! I second all of that!

I learned that it IS possible to truly unconditionally love someone.

I learned that, as a normally pretty selfish person, I would absolutely die for my child.

I learned that nothing in the world can break your heart like a teenager.

I learned that crayons come out of noses with no long-term ill effects.

I learned that panty hose clog up plumbing when flushed down the toilet ... and that "Bye, bye, all gone" are NOT words you want to hear followed by flushing toilet sounds.

LMAO ....so true...yes teenagers can break your heart thats for sure.

[kokopup]

caseysmom

LMAO ....so true...yes teenagers can break your heart thats for sure.

I've learned the heart break doesn't stop at teen age.

I thought I knew love in my children until my grandkids came along, now I'll
soon be a great granddad.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

I learnt not to do it again

[Twisterdog]

I learnt not to do it again

Amen to that as well!!

[Cataholic]

I learned that it IS possible to truly unconditionally love someone.

I learned that, as a normally pretty selfish person, I would absolutely die for my child.

So very, very true. I am reminded of this saying I have seen, along the lines of, "A mother, seeing a piece of cake, and her child, realizes she isn't hungry any more". It is something like that, lol.

Thankfully, I have the child that would look at me and say, "here, have some".
(followed by the comment, "not too much, it isn't on your diet" )

[Cookiebaker]

GREAT thread, PCB! I loved reading all the responses.

I have learned:

Nice things get broken and wrecked.
The meaning of sacrifice, even in the middle of the night when its the last thing on earth I want to do...that's right, sacrifice.

BUT, I have also learned:

there is no purpose in life in THINGS, even nice ones.
every ounce of sacrifice made is more than made up for.
There truly is nothing better than watching your baby grow and blossom into a toddler and then into a child.