Comments on: Our Children Choose Us

By: janet

janet — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:04:26 +0000

Wow, Nadine, I can’t believe you had to go through that… I’m so glad everything turned out well for you and your wonderful Leander.

By: Nadine

Nadine — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:08:14 +0000

Well. My biggest fear when I knew I was pregnant was that I’d worry too much. I worry about everyone and everything and if my husband is late I already presume something bad would happen. I knew I would have to overcome that fear in order to stay sane. And then Leander was born with a heart defect that needed open-heart surgery. I honestly do believe that he chose me. And yes, I’m still struggling with that one, but I’m getting better.

By: Aunt Annie's Childcare

Aunt Annie's Childcare — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:35:40 +0000

Ah… my son arrived to teach me to insist on what I need, instead of stepping back and waiting till someone hands it to me. Or not. I was able to be much more assertive about his needs that I was about my own. Still struggling with that one!

By: suzyfein

suzyfein — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:33:16 +0000

Aw, that makes me smile!

By: janet

janet — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:27:29 +0000

Wow! What a wonderful, inspiring comment! Thank you so much, Suzy and London, for making my weekend!

By: suzyfein

suzyfein — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:21:24 +0000

I loved this post, Janet. My baby girl London will be six months old on Valentine’s Day. She stays home with her daddy during the day while I work full-time. She had a fairly serious reflux problem as a newborn, and we’ve had and overcome several breastfeeding issues, but other than that, London is healthy, funny, beautiful and happy. However, I tend to be like Rebecca – anxious, nervous, a fixer, a doer. When any little thing goes wrong, I want to fix it, and I get tense. I am going to try to remember your advice to Rebecca to slow down, relax, that it’s going to be okay. Since I found your blog a few weeks ago, I’ve also been reading Magda’s book “Your Self-Confident Baby,” and it is helping me enormously as well. I’m learning to observe, and to let London solve her own problems when she can. And now I know that she is teaching me to relax! Thank you for making my life as a parent so much better already. I look forward to continuing to learn from you and Magda.

By: janet

janet — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:42:32 +0000

I know exactly what you mean. I feel my children teaching me, but it’s hard to put the lessons into words.

By: tlv mom

tlv mom — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:14:42 +0000

I firmly believe that my boy was brought to me to teach me, his father and even my parents some very important lessons. I am only two years into parenting and I can not yet sum it up in one word or even a sentence, but it’s there, all right.

By: janet

janet — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:16:24 +0000

I’m sure they are fantastic teachers! And I don’t think the lessons are ever over for any of us. I know I’m far from done. So good to hear from you, Cheryl!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:13:05 +0000

Finally have a moment to check in …
Life with boys has me constantly telling myself that this latest phase (whatever it is)is just another lesson…and they are healthy and with no particular diagnoses!
Either my two sons are fantastic teachers or i am a slow learner…but bit by bit…we get through it…very nice to read you, Janet!