What do you treasure most about having young kids?

Knowing that I will boast on Letsrun about how all five of my kids are D1 athletes in their sport of choice and this will make me an expert on whatever the topic the thread is about.

Sometimes, when we're playing around and having fun, he'll stop and get serious for a second and say "I love you, Daddy" and just fall into my arms.

😭😭😭😭

I can’t wait until she can talk. Hopefully she will say something nice. Until she reads my LRC history

We have a 7 month old now. He is extremely cute, and I love watching him learn new skills. I have such an appreciation now for people who have kids. Tons of work but so rewarding.

Our son is two months old and his smile is the best thing I have ever seen.

I am a whole new person because of how much his existence motivates me.

It really does. My whole idea of the future changed completely. Wild

I see why people who have kids are annoyingly obsessed with them now

You spent years being the Pro-Vax mouthpiece around here.

Now you are going to have posts removed that simply ask if you are going to vax your kids?

You bragged about convincing your neighbors to vax their kids.

What a surprise, you're the ultimate hypocrite.

I didn’t have those posts removed but they obviously don’t track the topic/intention of this thread.

What are your favorite memories of your kids?

The last thing harambe ever is, is genuine. I’d say the chances of him actually having a child and being married are slim to none. Not to mention, he also dragged a poster through the mud for months on end when they posted about their daughter having issues while attending nursing school, incessantly harassing the individual in ugly, mean spirited ways. This dude deserves no pass, not then, not now. You reap what you sow.

lol, I know what you’re referring to and we were all upset the poster was basically telling their kid to reject quality educational opportunities because of some vaccine culture war BS.

Putting your own politics over your daughter’s success? Bad. Embarrassing. Even worse to me now that I’m a father.

Lol, I too know what you’re referring to and we were all upset an anonymous insincere poster was basically telling a father how to raise their child, and berating them for the relationship the father and daughter had, all over some vaccine culture war BS.

The ego, as a childless anonymous poster telling someone how to raise their daughter. Bad. Embarrassing. Even worse now that he’s cosplaying sincerity.

Using your daughter to score political points on an anonymous message board leaves one open to critique, lol.

Far better to just bask in the positives of parenthood - do you have a favorite memory? Or just crabby?

Today we played “catch” with a ball. She either was really bad at picking it up so it always bounced back to me, or it was intentional.

Either way, it was great

So many memories and thoughts. Where do I start? I'll just say it was the best time of our lives. All the highs and all the lows. Nothing like it. We're grandparents now and my son who has 2 kids told me that he wished he could spray some non toxic chemical on his kids that would keep them at their current age. Of course 6 months later he told me the same thing. Every age is special and just when you get used to what your kids are doing, they change!

And just like you can't explain being a parent to a non-parent, you can't explain being a empty nester. The quiet house is nice for a couple of weeks, then WTF happened? It was pretty difficult for the Mrs. and I and we almost got divorced. Things are fine now and have been for 10+ years, but whoa that was difficult too.

Enjoy parenting, its the adventure of a lifetime!

Wow. Seek help. You’re polluting a good thread.

Ages 2 & 4. It is the best.
The time is slipping through my fingers like sand. Life is strange and wonderful.
Cheers to all the parents out there.

It’s like a different person in the crib every 4 weeks. She changes and grows so much it’s unbelievable. We are so lucky we get to see this happen. Magical doesn’t feel like hyperbole.

Im sure going to an empty nest is a massive shift. When you have a new kid it’s hard but everyone can focus on the kid. When it’s just you… seems challenging. I’m glad you’re doing well

Kids get more and more interesting as they get older. The teenage years can be frustrating at times, but then they develop into interesting and accomplished young adults with their whole lives ahead of them, and they head off to college or wherever.

But it's not just a shift. It's devastating and leaves a hole that doesn't ever get filled.

This article put it pretty well.

washingtonpost.com

Opinion | Saying goodbye to my child, the youngster

The pain of dropping off a child at college.

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