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Robert Prehn's avatar

My problem with "you will miss this later" is that people say it about a lot of parenting situations that I assure you I absolutely will not miss. Will I miss my kid being tiny and adorable and asking unintentionally funny questions because she doesn't know how the world works?

Sure.

Will I miss diapers, teething, ear infections, meltdowns at the store, and preschool-acquired norovirus?

I'm thinking no.

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Manon's avatar

I felt like I just had therapy reading this interview (in a good way!), this particularly: "It's not something to be avoided. It brings a sense of meaning into your life. You see, that’s part of parenting: it’s a continuity that comes from that sense of connection between the present and the past. Everybody goes through it. It’s the price of admission." YES

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