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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Aha. Now I see what you're saying. (The titty analogy helped, thanks.) You're not saying that your relationship with your child won't be as satisfying as you would expect, you're saying that your relationship with your child won't be what you imagined or fantisized it would be. That makes perfect sense, but the people who don't understand this probably get upset every time something doesn't turn out exactly the way the dreamed it to be (which I guess is why your analogy works so well and this post is pointless -- good job, TM).
TM
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Having kids certainly forced me to learn to "go with the flow" a bit more. Where my apartment used to be spotless and pristine, I have learned to deal with toys on the floor and peanut butter occasionally smeared on the table top. Where I made a ritual out of reading the morning newspaper cover to cover on weekends, now, I can maybe get through the front page and sports before the kids make me get up and play. Where I used to go to happy hour and get platered most Friday nights, now I rush home to play soccer or something with the the little guys. All in all, a good set of changes for me. Your mileage may vary.
