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It gets easier

As a parent of a 5 year old, a 3 year old, and an almost 2 month old, I often find myself overwhelmed with a stage that my child is in. I read an amusing article by a woman named Elinor Lipman (in surprise of surprises Child Magazine ) that helps put some perspective into the stages that our children go through (and sometimes seem to stay in for too long). Ms. Lipman wrote about the concerns she had when her son was young and how they have been resolved now that he is and adult. This article calmed me down and made me laugh. Here is an excerpt:

What we didn't know at 1 year or at 6 or 12-was that everything would eventually work itself out. A partial list of early parental concerns and their outcomes include:

Then: Bad Sleeper. Now: Age 22 years and 10 months, sleeps through anything, naps anytime, anyplace, on any surface. Then: Crawled late, stood late, cruised late, walked at 17 1/2 months. Now: Walks, drives, skis black diamonds. Then: Watched too much TV, played too much Nintendo. 2004: Graduates from an Ivy Leage college. Then: Suffered acute anxiety when left with anyone but mother, father, grandparents. 2004: Moves 3,000 miles across the country, whistling all the way. Then: Shy. Now: Exceeds his 500-minutes-per-month cell phone plan. Then: Addicted to breast milk, followed by cow's milk, chocolate milk, and juice not from concentrate, which is to say: teeth at risk; blamed myslef for not promoting wather as most delicious beverage. To this day: Not one cavity. Then: Not interested in toilet training. Today: Bathroom issues limited to wet towels on the floor.

Puts it all into perspective. To quote my mother, "She won't go to college wearing diapers, don't worry."

Posted by peninah at October 25, 2004 02:57 PM