While many of your maternal instincts will hide until you actually have babies – because nothing quite brings them out like a little cooing cutie who has your eyes – there are ways to know if you have those instincts now.
If a father takes time out of his life to substitute for his wife while she’s sick or working, he gets more credit and praise for stepping in that one time than the mother gets for being there on a regular basis. And if a father is a regular volunteer in some regard, the other parents tell stories about this “great dad” who serves the hot lunch. It’s something of note.
She does say that having a toddler brought a new liveliness and youthfulness to her life, just when she needed it most. She gets to experience childhood, through her kid, again. She didn’t really need that when she was 28. She was still a kid herself then!
As one of the biggest superstars in the world, you would think Janet Jackson has a nanny to help her with her two-year-old son, Eissa. Since she has been busy performing during her residency in Las Vegas, she has been hitting the stage non-stop and of course can’t be with her son as much as […]
Should kids need a re-tuck, or need something from mom after she’s had a few, mom is totally paranoid. She finds herself pretending to be sober, the same way she did when her parents caught her drinking in high school.
Meanwhile, moms can’t always bring their kiddos to their childless friend’s house for fear that they’ll break something. Parents can also be a little judgmental as to why does their friend own a couch that cost $3,000 but…that’s also their friend’s prerogative.
Nobody is ever prepared for empty nest syndrome. How could you be? Think about the days and months that lead up to your nest becoming empty. You’re helping your child apply to colleges, tour colleges, go over his college essay, pick out volunteer work to boost his college resume, talking to him about that volunteer work, meeting with his school counselor, packing his things, picking out dorm furniture….
If you’re not currently a parent, then you’ve probably had some experiences with children that made you say, “I’m never having kids.” And who can blame you? As of now, you only get to see, hear and smell the struggles of parenthood without reaping any of the rewards. You probably also only notice children when […]
Or maybe you'll be that cool mom that throws all caution to the wind. Who knows?