what is the hardest part being a parent?

The hardest part of being a parent is being a single parent. Im very much married but it seems like I raise my children on my own. My husband works early morning and comes home mid day, and expects me to take care of the children all day and stay up with them all night so he gets sleep for work. Motherhood is a job and a hard one at that. My youngest daughter is 2 and half months old and has colic, Bronchitas, and a neck muscle that needs physical therapy. And my other child is 2 years old going through terrible 2's. I feel so very much alone, It is also making me less attracted to my husband. I wish my husband would acknowledge me and be the father he should be.

Yes, I have to agree the hardest part is raising them. You have to be patient with children. Just because you tell them something doesn't mean they will believe you or follow you. You want them to grow up with the best manners but they will be their own person.

Dear suzyangel08, I am the mother of 3 daughters, 2 I gave birth to and 1 I adopted. Each one is completely unique. I also have more extended family children than I can count. When you carry them, nuture them, teach them, learn from them, protect them, laugh and cry with them they become a part of who you are,and the hardest thing I had to learn was to let them go and it starts when they are born. They had to learn to be independent and I had and still have to allow them to fall, get hurt, fail sometimes, but mainly to learn to need me less and less. I will always be mom, but to young women and men, that will have kids they will also have to learn to let go, they always come back and they bring their friends, thats how I wound up with my 3rd daughter. She chose me and that was a blessing and challenge for both of us. Sometimes I think I must be nuts, but when I think about I still would not change anything. pdp5419

In all honesty, I'd say one of the hardest things is watching your child go through an illness. We first faced that with our youngest daughter when she was 18 months old and had her first serious asthma attack. Since then, she has been hospitalized many times for it. In fact, she's now 13 and I just had to take her to the ER on Saturday night because her nebulizer could not control her wheezing. It's so hard watching your child not be able to take a breath and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it. Then, my oldest got sick this past fall and we found out she had cancer. That was definitely the hardest thing I've ever had to do as a parent! Telling your child they have cancer is completely and totally heartbreaking! They did get all the cancer when they operated, but she has a strong chance that it will come back so we are going to have to live with the fear of it returning for the rest of our lives. So I would say, worrying about your child's health and not being able to do anything about it is the hardest part of being a parent.

hardest part? making sure that he grows with moral values. THere are many people out there that could really influence your child and you have to stay on guard to tell him if some things he sees are right or wrong. It's very rewarding once you see that your child has grown to be God-fearing and a person with good moral values :)

i guess the hardest thing is on how you will raise your child in becoming a good and lovable person...

i have no kids too. But if i have, maybe the hardest part being a parent is to keep your child healthy and get a good education.

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