I want my kid's life

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All she does is play, have fun, learn and get cuddles.

I'm watching her at the Little Gym now and she is having such a blast.

[ssmjlm]

I feel that way about the dog.

Esp on daycare days, I mean she has it made, play all day, get love from the girls there and at the end, she gets a treat.

[fortmyersbride]

I feel the same way. Before DS started PS he slept in till 10am everyday, asked the nanny to make him eggs and sausage each morning, and played the rest of the day- what a life.

[cjeanette]

We had that life. Too bad it is all a blur and I thought my mommy was so mean for yelling at me when I put play-doh in the easy bake oven.

[Deleted]

I would never want to repeat junior high and high school again though.

[zeewifeandmama]

Nov 14, 2012 20:18:10 GMT -5 @applesauce said:

I would never want to repeat junior high and high school again though.

I agree!!! But I wouldn't mind preschool

[knitty]

She also has little to no say in what she eats, wears or when she goes to bed. It would suck to e a toddler, not wonder the gave so many meltdowns.

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Nov 14, 2012 21:01:25 GMT -5 knitty said:

She also has little to no say in what she eats, wears or when she goes to bed. It would suck to e a toddler, not wonder the gave so many meltdowns.

Uhh you don't know my daughter. As if I could tell her what to wear.

And she rarely has meltdowns.

Id hate to be your kid.

[mrshandy]

When I was a kid I always wanted my cat's life. Sleeping and eating all the time.

[Mrs.Syntax]

Nov 14, 2012 21:15:16 GMT -5 @iheartcosmos said:

Nov 14, 2012 21:01:25 GMT -5 knitty said:

She also has little to no say in what she eats, wears or when she goes to bed. It would suck to e a toddler, not wonder the gave so many meltdowns.

Uhh you don't know my daughter. As if I could tell her what to wear.

And she rarely has meltdowns.

Id hate to be your kid.

I think I know what Knitty means. If it was up to my DD, she'd eat cereal for every meal and wear a dance leotard in freezing weather. I've tried the whole "Would you like a banana or a yogurt for a snack?" and "Would you like to wear the Hello Kitty sweatshirt or the pretty sweater dress?" thing, a la Love and Logic, and it totally doesn't work for her because she already has her mind set on a totally unacceptable option.

[knitty]

Yeah, it would suck so much to have an empatheic mother instead of one who thinks she's god's gift, even while doing CIO.

[countthestars]

Wtf knitty

[zeewifeandmama]

This thread took a weird turn...

[anna7602]

Nov 14, 2012 21:01:25 GMT -5 knitty said:

She also has little to no say in what she eats, wears or when she goes to bed.

Really? DD and I go food shopping together and she picks out her clothes for school the night before.

As for the bed thing, DH still has to tell me when to turn out the light every night, so I would still trade all the other anxieties of adulthood for a couple of moments of DD's 4 y.o. life.

[Here]

I thought about this as my daughter was whining about wanting to sit on my lap to eat her dinner (spaghetti). Yeah, life is rough for kids.

[CloudBee]

Lovely thread.

[bunch]

Lolz all around.

[h]

Well there is some weirdness happening in here...

But I would definitely take my kids' lives. They have it good. I adored being a kid and miss my childhood. My little brother knew how good he had it--he started getting bummed out by birthdays around 8 because he had no desire to grow up.

[Deleted]

Yeah I wouldn't mind having my kids' life either. Today they have preschool (where they will get to see their friends, play with new toys, do an art project, listen to stories, sing songs, eat a snack, play on the playground, etc.), a playdate at the children's museum, and a swimming lesson.

Too bad they're too young to fully appreciate it! lol

[ECB]

I've said it before- my kids job is to play. That's it - his JOB. And the excitement with which he greets each day, whether it be seeing grammie and granddad or going to preschool - I'm jealous of that. And the excitement with which he tells me about his day and eveyrthing he did.... yeah, I'd like that life too.

[arch01]

I'd like to sleep as much as he does.
I'd like to not have to worry about how my next meal is going to get to the table... it just shows up with no prep. Hell, add in having laundry done for you and having no cleaning responsibilities.
I'd like to spend my days playing with no worries in the world.

And, like ECB, I'm jealous of the excitement that he shows when it's time to get up in the morning, greeting each day with a smile.

[whitepicketfence]

I loved being a kid. I'd totally do it all over again.