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A friend of mine I thought would never grow up made a 180 change - after birth of his daughter a year ago. Here is a guy that has had more girlfriends than can count with all my fingers and toes. He backed out of an engagement and was afraid of anything long term. He told me life has become much more meaningful in the past year than it has ever been in his 39 years of life.
I have learned a lot since the births of my two boys. I feel like I grow with them everyday. My older son is now 4. He is full of questions and endless energy. I learn to see things through their eyes. I learn to see things in a whole new dimensions. Kids are worry free, unfortunately we aren’t.
I learn to better manage time. I’m a much better financial planner than I ever was. I watch my health, my diet much more closely. I pay more attention to my manners, even my driving. I’d like to say I have become a better person since becoming a parent.
I often work 10, 11 hour days. When I pull up my driveway and open the garage door to see my boys come running to me, I forget that I have just put in a long exhaustive day. Sure, life can be chaotic when you have kids. It provides the best opportunity to test your patience, stress tolerance, communication skills, listening skills and negotiations skills. I think running a production line with 40, 50 workers is easier than trying to resolve issues between my two boys. A lot of times I have to tell myself, they are just kids, one is 4 and the other is just 2.
Personally, I think parenthood is the ultimate challenge for everything. You can be a CEO managing thousands of people but have no idea on your kids’ whereabouts. You can be the CFO of a multi-billion company but have no control on your kids’ spending. You can be the most respected psychologist in your time but you are clueless when it comes to your own children. Being a parent isn’t difficult, being a good parent definitely takes some work and much dedication.
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