The first time I saw my oldest wasn't right after she was born. It was three hours later in a NICU incubator. That said... to touch her - to see her for the very first time - I finally knew what it felt like to really be in love with someone else. As many of you know, my oldest is a special needs adult. I was 24 when I had her and I had to grow up rather quickly because she had a ton of medical issues and several uphill battles that needed me to learn to adult if she was to survive. She's 22 now and I like to think I did a decent job with her the first 18 years.
I now have four kids. Two I gave birth to and two I am a stepmom to. I would not change this for anything. My kids have told me they hate me, they love me, they are mad at me, they are proud of me, I'm the best mom ever and I'm the "fun and cool" mom to all their friends. I take them on outings. I help with homework. I teach them how to cook. I teach them how to be responsible and I teach them how to manage money. They teach me patience, how to play Minecraft and COD and other things.
Of all of my accomplishments and failures, nothing beats being a parent. I have been tried and tested and I think if I were to rate my parenting skills, given that kids don't come with instruction manuals, I'd have to give myself a grade of a solid B. While I'm far from perfect, I think I'm doing my best to prepare them for what lies ahead after they graduate from high school.
I now have four kids. Two I gave birth to and two I am a stepmom to. I would not change this for anything. My kids have told me they hate me, they love me, they are mad at me, they are proud of me, I'm the best mom ever and I'm the "fun and cool" mom to all their friends. I take them on outings. I help with homework. I teach them how to cook. I teach them how to be responsible and I teach them how to manage money. They teach me patience, how to play Minecraft and COD and other things.
Of all of my accomplishments and failures, nothing beats being a parent. I have been tried and tested and I think if I were to rate my parenting skills, given that kids don't come with instruction manuals, I'd have to give myself a grade of a solid B. While I'm far from perfect, I think I'm doing my best to prepare them for what lies ahead after they graduate from high school.
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