[QUOTE=StGermain]
I think many people’s expectation that having kids is going to be like a catalogue - you pick the one you want, he’s always happy, health, smart, clean and attractive. You get to choose cool accessories. In catalogues everything’s so shiny. Life is rarely shiny, and when you look at others’ shiny-seeming lives, you can’t figure out what’s wrong with yours.
I’m sure parents often are angry/frustrated/tired of/fed up with their kids. Heck, I’m often angry/frustrated/tired of/fed up with my dogs, my car, my job, my health and every other part of my life. But the key to life is making the best with what you’ve got and learning to live with the fact that your dog still has accidents sometimes, your car occassionally doesn’t start unless you jiggle the key just so, your job’s well…work, and you can’t afford to get your teeth fixed. And that person with the sparkly new car? Has a big car payment.
Suck it up. Life’s what happens when you’re waiting for your UPS catalogue delivery.
StG
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Well said.
People sign on for the Sunshine and Hugs not realizing that there are sleepless nights, diaherrea, puke and tantrums too. Not to forget the assloads of money that just disappear as the latest check is deposited. It is a package deal.
If there was a kidfinder(dot)com like petfinder, and people could dump off their kids without any legal or moral ramificiations, every shelter would be over run with kids being kids ( like dogs doing what dogs do, but their owners just want a fucking statue that doesn’t take any time away from them.)
If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with some rain.
