...first of all I'm a little bit concerned about the 'pop quizzes'. Haha Apparently there are supposed to be 5 and we've only had 2. So if your not comin to class-do b/c they have to come up soon!!
I think the section we are starting on parents and children is going to be my favorites. I'm an inclusive major so I love everything to do with kids. I guess I've never really thought of other reasons to have children except to start a family and simply because you love children. I thought it was interesting to hear the other opinions too.
It was also really interesting to think about the changes that children bring that we discussed. The family I interviewed told me about their changes once they had children. The dad admitted that once he looked at his little girl he wanted to jump out the window because he was so scared to bring her into this world. It's crazy to think that now they have a great relationship and how far they have come from that. This just showed me that it's different for every family and sometimes you don't know how you're going to take it. His wife also said that they were so excited and they both believed that they were prepared and when she looked her little girl in the eyes she was so full of joy. So I think it's hard to say what parents will experience because it's never the same-some are scared to death and others are nothing but happy.
Good luck to everyone on completing their interview assignment!!
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I think both of those reactions are common! When my best friend had her first, she was so excited, and her boyfriend tried to be excited and totally into it when she was around but when she left the room you could just see the worry pour over his face. But no matter how nervous my friend was, she never let that get in the way of being a wonderful mom, and her boyfriend, he was very protective of his little girl. When she had her second, she was smooth sailing on parenting skills, but no one knew how she would manage two kids, work, and school. But she was supermom, she made it all happen and spent a lot of time with her two kids. They were her world.
Just this October, she passed away, with her daughter being only 4, and her son, 1. Her daughter is so smart, so it was sad that she knew what happened. But I know where she is, she's looking over her two wonderful children.
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