Parents!

You do change when you have children, just the act of giving birth is life changing in itself. I think I have more patience now then I ever had, my children have always come first with me and it is amazing how much pleasure you can get from caring for someone else. I haven't found it easy and in fact found parenting difficult at times but it is so rewarding that it is worth all the hard work.

Having kids have changed my life a lot. i could not be able to maintain my self as before because kids consume all my time. iam have become more short tempered , and not able to do anything i like, but having kids around u and troubling you is enjoyable even though they are naughty

Becoming a mom has definately NOT made me a bitter woman at all! It has made me a more responsible woman, more understanding, happier and so on...For the most part though I am the same person I was BEFORE kids but now when I make decisions or plans etc I have 2 others to think about and get their opinions etc etc...But the core person that I am (a childlike, fun loving, headstrong, outspoken, giddy kid stuck in a grown womans body LOL) is still very much who i am :-D

being a single parent, i changed as a person..it's better change because i really become more responsible enough to handle budgets, on how to take good care of my daughter, to have good plans for her future, to give her good life..that every cents that i have has a big value..i don't think of any night out with friends, my mind is centered to my daughter..

Yes being a parent has really changed me as a person. Now I understand how parents feel. I try to balance how my parents are with me and how I feel as their child. With that I see both sides now being a parent and on the other being the child. Before I do say things to my child I always think of how I was when I was kid at that age. that reminds me not to overdo being a parent. I believe that it has changed me to be a better person with more compassion and understanding for others. God bless.

i have always been a pretty responsible but i was a neat freak and a control freak having my daughter has taught me to slow down and enjoy life and not to sweat the little things. at 2 she has taught me a whole world of patience.

Being a Daddy has turned my life around in a way that I would not have been able to understand - NOW I understand unconditional love, I am so much more in touch with my emotions in quite a scary (for me) way. My daughter means the world to me, and I am never happier than when in her company. I feel I am a 'better' person and feel a lot more centered - I have more compassion and time for children in general, and just can no longer bear to listen to stories on the news that involve children... If being a parent has not changed you, then you should maybe not be a parent.

what an interesting question. i think for me becoming a mother saved my life. coming from a crazy childhood, i never thought i would live past 17. and when i become pregnant with my son at 17 the whole word just looked different, felt different, and i knew that there was something to live for. now as a woman of a certain age and now with three amazing children. i am so happy and impressed and in love with my children. having them has made me full of life and love.

I haven't even had my firstborn yet (He is due in November) but he has already changed me. I can already tell it is for the better. With being pregnant, I have to think "How will this affect my baby?" I pay attention to every little detail to make sure I provide him with the best care I can provide. Having a child has made me consider everything and I know it will only get worse. This little life is depending on me to care for him and I am going to be sure to make sure I do everything I can for him. I am better and happier person because of my little boy growing inside me.

Being a parent improves me more as a person. It makes me stronger, more patient, loving, caring, and giving. It is really hard to become a parent. You need to sacrifice and forget yourself. But it is worth it. It is fulfilling. Knowing the fact that your children loves and respects you because of the kind of parent you are.

Becoming a parent has made me a better person. My children makes me happy. What changed with me is my driving skills. Before my first pregnancy, I can be the most risk-taker-driver. When I had a child, i'm nervous about driving already. I don't know if its because I fear for my life now that I have children, whatever, that's what has changed since I become a parent :)

Being a parent is fulfilling! As a single parent, it can be hard but after a hard day's work when i see my daughter's smile, hear her say "hello, mom" or "I love you, mom", her hugs and kisses....it makes my day. She's now 12 years old and our relationship is like that of a bestfriends....we're buddies, i'm her confidant....being with her, spending time with her reminds me of how it was like during childhood days and i try to avoid the mistakes that were in my childhood....you see, i could lose everything but not my daughter.....I learned a lot from being a parent....broadmindedness (sometimes things doesn't have to be conventional), love, joy, caring, passion, self confidence, poise, balance, sharing, friendship, respect, understanding, growing old gracefully (have fun with your kids, too), fashion (she'd tell me if my style is becoming passe), the value of communication b and a lot more....it's a continuing process....it may be hard at times but it's so wonderful!....my daughter also taught me of never giving up on challenges in life....she gives me strength....you could say that having a child has made me a better person. :D

I was separated with my husband at 2 months pregnant... I don't want to marry him but my family insist... When i got a chance, i do everything to push him away until i success... I feel so disgusted that time because of unplanned marriage... even though its my fault too.. i put all the blame to his father... Add to this i gain so much weight that i don't want to see my self in the mirror... (Thank God i bring back my figure) a miracle for me... When i give birth... all the pain that i had... everything was went away when i heard my daughters cry... I appreciate him so much... I don't even know how to raise her.. I didn't know what to do and my brain is empty... Now she is 2 years old in june... I raise her well with the hand of my mother... it teach me very well... it help me a lot... she shows me everything i need to see and learn what i need to learn... Her cries are music in my ear... Her laugh are medicines in my heartache... Her smile is my inspiration... She is the reason why i keep moving and survive... It change me a lot and i feel that i am one of the wonderful person because of her...

Firstly my children are the reason I wake up in the morning, if it wasnt for them i dont think i woudl have made it this far, ive had a lot of anguish in my younger years and the arrival of my daughter during a difficult time made me carry on, i will be forever thankfull to them both for being the reason to get up in a morning. So the answer to your question is my children have made me a much better person, i always knew this person was waiting to arrive so to speak and they have brought it out :) I loce them dearly and cant imagin a day without them. I am a lot more patient, caring and compasionate than i was when i was not a mother. I owe them a lot

No I am not the same person earlier.I have changed onto a more responsible,focused and unselfish person.I think a child can bring a change that cannot be done by all the scriptures and the advices of the saints available put together.

being a parent changed me to be a better person. i understand now when one says 'mother knows best'. i understand my mom now. when i was still single, i'm a really self centered person. now, my world revolves around my son.

Becoming a Mom was the greatest and scarest thing for me. My oldest is now 15 but I remember when the nurse placed the baby in my arms I just wanted to run away. For the first time in my life I was responsible for another person. Whatever decsions I made would affect him. That was really scary. And it didn't help that I was living in a foriegn country with little language skills and no family or friends. It was just hubby, baby and me. It has also been the greatest joy. First words, first steps, starting school and now at 15 being a very caring young man. He has two younger brothers and one younger sister. But that first baby changed my life forever. I learnt a lot ab out my own Mom as well. Some of the things she said or did with me I have done, things that I felt weren't really good I left alone. always remember that no matter how tired or busy she was she always made time for me and my brothers. That is something that has stayed with me and I try to do eith my kids.

We all undergo change in different phases of our lives and becoming a parent is a major change for all of us i think. We mature, and become parents, so much mopre responsible i feel beside the love, care, that we give the kids and that comes from within us so naturally then. We begin to understand the need for a family life, the neeed to earn enough for the koids, the need to be with them to share our lives with them, to get to understand them better to know them , as they belong and are a part of us now. I think its a beautiful feeling and no one can feel ' bitter' about becomng a parent, yes maybe a few exceptions, but generally we are blessed to become parents i feel. Before i became a parent, i was a married woman, but that was just caring for my husband and me, and our house, but with kids, its taught me so much more, the concept of a complete family comes in, a feeling that they need us, they look up to us, we need to be their role models, we can no longer do what and how we want, we need to be very careful in everything we do and enact as kids are quick to follow us and do things the way we do. We can no longer have late noights or eat out and have that kind of fun, we need to think an dcare for the kids first, their tastes and likes, dislikes become priority for us, that caring from within comes in i think, and i think its mutual for both the parents, as the kids are ours.

Having kids matured me and taught me how deeply I can love. I never realized the intensity of love a parent could have for their children until I had my sons. I love them more than anyone - anyone. I learned the world wasn't all about me. It was about them. I learned to put them ahead of myself and to make sure their needs were met before mine. And I loved it and still do. Having my sons made me a better person. I have much more empathy toward others, I have more compassion for kids, and I am much less self centered. If I have $100 and am about to buy something I really want and my son needs or wants something, I willingly will get what he needs and not care at all that I didn't get the thing I wanted. Not to say I spoil them constantly but, if it comes down to me or them, it's them. Happily.

Being a parent really change my whole life. Everything that I want to do every day, I always think about my children. They are always number one , on my list of things to do every day. For example if I feel hungry, I would first thing that maybe my child also hungry at this time, so I will first make food for my kids, then after they are finish eating, I will think about cooking my own food. If my children are sick or not feeling, I will try to make them feel comfortable as much as I can, and always wake up in the middle of the night, to make sure that they can sleep well in the night. Many things changed and happened in my life, after I become a mother. For you who also a mother or parents, maybe you have same feeling with me. I'm definitely not a same person I was earlier.