Tag Archive: parenting

Can you ever be prepared to be a parent?

I wrote this for BMWK.com, first posted 12/11/08. Gives you something to read over while I’m on “vacation.” See you Monday!
This ain’t the Boy Scouts: There’s no such thing as a prepared parent
 
I know one of the first things I did when I found out I was pregnant with my first child was run out [...]

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10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Had Kids

I wrote this for BMWK.com, posted 12/18/08
I wish I knew…
1. How much I would worry about finances. Pre-baby, when my bank account balance was nearing zero I knew I could always scrape by, perhaps skip a meal or two, and I’d survive. Now? There’s no getting around a lack of cash. Something always needs to [...]

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How many kids do you want to have?

I’m a young mom, and with 1.5 kids (soon to be two any day now), I think I’m done. No, not think, I know. I know I’m done having kids.
But everyone I know thinks I’m crazy for deciding this at 22. With two kids already, don’t I have a right to step back and say, [...]

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