10 Ways New Parents Change
Brett Kelly over at Cranking Widgets recently became a father [congratulations!] and wanted to share some changes he’s noticed in himself since having a child.
Anyone who’s expecting, such as my brother, can always use some light reading in regards to becoming a parent. Brett has a few that you may not have expected, and of course wouldn’t expect to be true for every parent in the world.
He also puts the call out to other bloggers out there who have children and who could share some insight. Leo and Scoble are two that come to mind. What do you have to contribute?
Sensitivity to Silence - This is something most people have heard of before, but it bears repeating. Anytime your kid(s) are awake and supposedly playing or something, a long period of silence might as well be a fire alarm in a movie theater. You’ll stop in the middle of flipping your fried egg and perk up your ears, listening for the kids. If you don’t hear them for 2-3 seconds, you’re suddenly tearing ass around the house/yard looking for them. Usually they turn up, thankfully, but silence can sometimes indicate bad stuff is afoot.
Also, while we’re encouraging posts on new-born life, the work/baby juggling act is something I’m intrigued by. Do these changes have any positive affect in your work life?
10 Ways You Will Change When You Become a Parent - [CrankingWidgets]
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Ben says on October 3rd, 2007 at 11:38 pm
Being a parent makes you realise how incompatible post-industrial capitalist society and parenthood are. None of the other ideologies and -isms are that much better.
Still it’s not all bleak when your boys wander into your bedroom with a big smile on their faces.
Chris Knight says on October 4th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Yes, once you realise that you’re not superhuman and that there are only so many hours in a day in which you can do things and if you sit down and think about what you’re doing, you come to the conclusion that there’s a lot of unimportant, time-wasting chores you do as part of your job. It forces you to become more efficient in your work.
Ben’s got it right - it’s the big smile on your child’s face that focuses you to consider what’s most important.