Having a child shifts your life priorities drastically and with babies comes tons of lessons, fun and immeasurable love that you could not even have come close to fathoming prior to motherhood. However, let’s all admit it without feeling guilty, there are some things we wish we hadn’t taken for granted.
Here’s my top 10 list of things I wish I had not taken for granted but I don’t mind not being able to do anymore:
1. Being able to have a long, leisurely shower/bath without worrying that the house is being painted red, with your lipstick!
2. Sitting down and eating a whole meal without having to get up once to tend to your tot.
3. Wearing dangly/hoop earrings.
4. Leaving the house with just your keys and handbag.
5. Sleeping in on a Sunday morning.
6. Going on date night without having to worry about babysitters.
7. Sharing a bottle of water and not wondering if there’s backwash in it.
8. Keeping pens/make-up/glassware where ever you felt like and not only on hard to reach shelves.
9. Watching any TV show you wanted, whenever you wanted.
10. Wearing a low cut top without fear of being exposed by a little hand tugging at it.
What’s on your list?
This article was originally written for Jozikids by Sholain Govender- Bateman in 2013.
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Oops! I thought, as we were taught, many years ago… 'that kido's are supposed to listen, obey their parents, respect and love them…' 🙂 'oh nooooo…! We are now the obedient parents, learning from the modern kido's… 🙂 Maybe… Just maybe…? WILLIE HORIE -good old-fashionable strap should've been used on our modern children… Like our parents did…?
having ANYTHING I can call just mine.
How true this is!!
Although your life changes, mine has changed for the better.
And although the few things above were nice at one point in my life, having my little girl give me a kiss or a hug, in that moment, it makes everything else in life insignificant. 🙂
Love this list. It is so true.
Another thing is doing things on the spur of the moment like going out or going away for the weekend. Taking the kids with involves a lot more planning.
Or going for a weekend away with just a bag. Now we need a trailer.
Shopping at a leisurely pace. Now we have to keep in mind that the kids will have a meltdown at some stage so shopping is always done quickly