A common statement is kids change your life forever. After people say this they go into some cliché about how much work kids are. Now I am not saying that child rearing is a walk in the park but I think as a society we focus too much on the negative. Let's take a look at most of the common grievances in a new light.
Children Always...
1. Wake up too early: I hate waking up before 9:30-10AM. It just feels wrong. Instead of an alarm clock have a cute baby crying or just playing at 6 and I am out of bed with a smile on my face(not immediately but pretty quickly).
2. Feeding: Imagine an app that reminds you constantly of meal time and burdens your conscience with cooking healthy, fresh food. Oh wait, that is just a baby.
3. Diaper Changes: You can be face to face with your loved one helping them in a deeply personal way 6-18 times a day. I wouldn't trade that for anything...Except being potty trained.
4. Playing: Babies are a constant reminder that there is a world outside of screens. We train them to be obsessed with Ipads and phones but on their own a box has as much excitement and fun as tv does. If we let them change us more than we change them we become more in tune with reality.
5. Crying: Sometimes we need help expressing our emotions. Listen to a baby cry long enough and you might too. That is OK.
6. Fits: I'm human too. If I wasn't a grown up and knew I could get a lot more from passive aggressive behavior and hiding how selfish I was I would throw fits too.
Next time your kid inconveniences you try to think of it as a gift not a curse and next time you were going to make a joke about how awful having kids must be think of why everyone seems to have them anyway.
RCM
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