Consistency is the rule of thumb. It really does make for an easy life. It is said over and over by all the experts in parenting but do you think we listen? New parents are a funny breed. They arrive day one like a new graduate of college all full of the theory on what should be done and when. Then the practical part of the experiment starts. Four or five hours into the fumbling around and a sore head and you are ready to throw away the book and make up some new rules that apply to the job at hand. When our first child Zac came along it was a real eye opener. Our lives were turned on their heads. We did not know what was what for at least eight weeks. Gradually a pattern emerged and it became our daily routine and it has metamorphosed itself since. Now with two children our life feels more complete. It is a real way of life now and times like Christmas and summer holidays have been transformed into something I would have dreaded years ago. But if I could go back to the start would I do anything different? I could say I would but if put in that place I would be naive as I was when I just became a parent originally. Hospital was a long way away, so i had to drive calmly to ensure Mum to be and i would get there in one piece. When we were on our way in, even though I was told our baby was due...I think my wife was always ahead of me psychologically as her body was going through so many changes she was constantly made aware of the imminent birth!! All the items were ready for us to go, we had the bags packed for a long time and today was the day. I completely forgot that Liz myself and a child were going to come home in a few days, the figure three never entered my head. It is a while ago now, ten years to be exact and I still seem to be playing catch up. I never seem to be on the same page with the current set of guidelines we are working with. Parenting is a constantly changeing. We only put a guideline in place that we work to and it has to be changed within a week as the dynamics of the situation are so diverse that something will affect the original ruling. Things have changed so much we can't even turn to our parents as the world in which they lived in does not exist anymore. The media feed us with constant images that we need to sensor the information going into our homes. It all still boils down to a common factor that if we have the opportunity to remain at home and be focused on our child's upbringing we can maintain the status quo. The future is in our hands and we must maintain some sense of consistency with the past as we do know our parents routine and our upbringing has worked for us.
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