Raise your hand if you ever judged a parent and swore you would never do the same thing when you have your own kids. Now raise another hand if you’ve done the exact thing you said you would never do after you had kids. Are you raising both hands in the air? So are we! It’s not uncommon to underestimate the wonderful world of parenting. Of course you imagine an almost perfect picture of you raising kids—making all their meals from scratch, listening attentively when they tell you about their day, reading Goodnight Moon before bedtime at eight on the dot—but it doesn’t always turn out like you planned and that’s totally okay too. It’s always good to have a goal in mind for what kind of parents we want to be, but it’s also just as important to accept when we need to adjust our expectations. Here are just some of the things I said I would never do as a parent, but ended up doing with my kid. No regrets from this enlightened mama. Go on and let us know about some of your “I would never’s…” in the comment section!
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