Another bored poll...

isabella22

I do not want to work today...

What did you always think that you wouldn't do as a parent, that you now do?

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I never thought I would co-sleep, but we did with DD out of desperation, from about 14-20 months, I think.

DandelionMom

Let the kids watch nonPBS television.  I really was adamant about that one and can't really remember why I thought it was so important.

And HFCS was another one I was pretty serious about.  I gave that up with the whole no gluten thing.  It was just too much to worry about at that point. 

KoriBrett

have to use the pack & play as a baby jail to keep DS from breaking himself.

shopgirl78

Of course, I was going to have the saint-like angels that never had the dirty face...DD was never going to be FF and on and on

DevonPow

- Bribe with food

- Watch Elmo (he annoys the beejesus out of me)

- spit on my finger to wipe off his face

And many, many, many more things

wellfleet04

Bride with candy.  Daily.

Have a 3 year old who is not pottytrained.

Formula feed (not that there is anything at all wrong with it, I just never thought I would.  Ben is on almost 100% formula now) 

HotDish!

Co-sleep, formula feed, use tv as a babysitter while I do chores.....the list goes on and on. I always tell DH "We were such great parents before we had kids".

Rebekah1021

Keep a supply of suckers in my purse to buy myself an extra 5 minutes.

katie277s

Eat in front of the TV

Eat out as much

Buy things that DS doesn't need (I do this all the time.  No wonder we have so much crap)

Kapalua

yell or otherwise lose my patience. 

femmegem

Cosleep was a huge one for me, but it was the only way DS would sleep for the first two months of his life.

Make special meals for my child. I SO judged one of my BFFs who has two incredibly picky kids, and I swear it's karma that my DS is just as picky as they are. I asked for it. Anyway, I do make him special meals. They're all easy things to make so it's not inconvenient, but, still, I never thought I'd be doing it.

stillhoping

I wow. I have to tell on my self.

 

I was so not going to feed my kids chicken nuggets and processed foods, I was going to make their baby food and excursively  breast feed.

They would always be dressed to a T and be presentable when out in public (do you know how many times KR has gone to the store with a princess dress on and non matching shoes..)

docmay25

Lose my patience

eat in front of the tv

Sleep somewhere besides their bed (my ds slept in his swing for the first 5 months)

Alibabs

Shout at them when they REALLY drive me crazy and use tv as a tool to make them nap during the day so I can get a few minutes to myself! #2 falls asleep to the Wiggles daily and when he does #1 turns on the Wii Fit Plus and will "work out" for an hour while I eat, make dinner and do chores

WBs_Bride

Bribe with food. I swore I wouldn't do this, but now I have a constant supply of granola bars and lollipops as ammo against a public meltdown (and sometimes even at-home meltdowns).

hopefulmom

Let my kids eat candy.  Before we had kids my SIL wouldn't allow her kids to have candy except at Halloween and Christmas and I thought that was a great idea.  Ummm...lasted until my first DD was maybe 8 months old before she had her first taste of chocolate!  lol

mrsmorris1

Use the tv so I can get things done around the house.

Not spank.  I honestly figured I'd be a super strict parent and do things like my parents did with me including spanking.  So far, I just can't justify it.  There are other ways to discipline and teach correct behavior.  I'm much more laid back about stuff than I thought I'd be.

FriskyPanda

Enjoy breastfeeding. I decided to bf for financial reasons and really enjoyed it. I never expected to feel the way I did about it. I cried when she had to be supplemented at 2 mos and when I weaned her around 6 mos.

PearlieGirl'sMom

I would definitely have to say the co-sleep thing and the TV-watching thing.

I have learned to say, "I will never say never"... in parenting