Never will I Ever...in terms of parenting...

LDQAM516 · February 2010

...finish the beginning with what you will never do when it comes to raising your kids.

For me...never will I ever drive a mini van (no offense), not say I love you when I put you to sleep, make you do a sport you dont like just because you are good at it(my parents did this to me).

dionnemd10 · February 2010

say never

seriously there are so many things that i already said i would never do and in 3 years and heck in the first few weeks those all go out the window. parenting is something where you fly by the seat of your pants and saying "never" pretty much seals the deal that at some point you will! (again per my experiences thus far!)

Lynn1980 · February 2010

I always said i would never drive a minivan either!!! If my Honda civic gets too crammed I will buy some sort of SUV, but a minivan is out of the Question!

LittleMamaB · February 2010

Do everything for my kids. I refuse to raise co-dependent kids who act like they can't do anything for themselves.

LDQAM516 · February 2010

LittleMamaB:
Do everything for my kids. I refuse to raise co-dependent kids who act like they can't do anything for themselves.

I second this! I love my sister-in-law, but she does EVERYTHING for her kids and she wonders why they are so rude to her...they treat her like crap because they expect way too much from her!

getnmarried910 · February 2010

I always said I never wanted a mini van. Guess what? I got one last February and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! The sliding doors are the best thing ever when trying to get little ones and carseats in.

Oh, and bonus, we have a big engine and I can beat stupid young guys in sports cars off the line at a stop light. True story: I was sitting at a light one day. This kid (he looked somewhere between 16-20 years old) looked at me from his tiny little sports car and revved his engine. I just smiled at him knowing my engine was bigger and I"d beat him. Sure enough, I did, and at the next light about a 1/2 mile down the street he pulled up next to me and kept his head down. Never under-estimate a minivan mom! Smile

I've learned to never say never. Things I said I'd never do I find myself doing.

12bailey18 · February 2010

I've learned to never say never. Smile

LDQAM516 · February 2010

12bailey18:
I've learned to never say never.

...oh come on...thats boring! Big Smile

LittleMamaB · February 2010

LOL at all the never say never replies. For the most part, I agree. But I certainly think there are many things that you can say never to, and be confident about it.Some examples...

I will never burn my child with cigarettes.

I will never allow my child to ride without a car seat, as long as they are still using one.

I will never starve my children.

; )

mommy1/2010 · February 2010

I've learned to never say never, because I'm already catching myself doing things I'd say I'd never do. One thing I really don't want to ever do is say "Because I said so" to my kids when I discipline them. My parents always said that, and I hated it. I wish they would have told me why they wouldn't let me do something instead of because they said so.

KBLT · February 2010

12bailey18:
I've learned to never say never.

This!

Shannonlea · February 2010

We have a Honda Odyssey and love it, lol.

I will never spank my kids. I know I will lose my temper and yell at them but I just don't like spanking.

ella.mabel · February 2010

i will never smoke crack w/ my children Stick out tongue

AllisonErq · February 2010

never will i ever let hayden and her future siblings feel like they aren't special in their own ways and i will never discourage them from going after what they want in this world.

never will i ever tolerate my children being bullies to others.

never will i ever let the sun set on them without a hug and a kiss good night.

never will i ever be the "helicopter mom" a lot of my friends are - hovering over your kids and doing everything for them and never letting them fail may seem like it will keep them from getting hurt, but it does them no services in the end.

dionnemd10 · February 2010

I will never. ..

throw my child outside in the snow-even though i really want to somedays

starve her-though she may never want to eat what i serve when i serve it-so we have chips, popcorn and other random things for breakfast cuz hey its food right

sell her off-again even though somedays i'd let the lowest bidder take this on!

as a parent i will always have my sense of humor-and will never lose that-as i can't take myself too seriously and do this job!

Jerseygirl16 · February 2010

LDQAM516:
...finish the beginning with what you will never do when it comes to raising your kids.
For me...never will I ever drive a mini van (no offense), not say I love you when I put you to sleep, make you do a sport you dont like just because you are good at it(my parents did this to me).

Never say never about a mini van. I hate them but it looks like with three kids I'm facing one in the future. Right now we are making due with my SUV but I know when they all hit school and do things like sports and all that I'll need the space.

Kingston54 · February 2010

Lots of things, drive a mini van is one!

Married2MrWright · February 2010

I will never spank/physically reprimand my children. And also never take her to McDonald's as a "treat", let her drink Kool-Aid or eat Twinkies. Seriously.

Mereou12 · February 2010

Never will I ever say I'll never do something.

Except for ONE thing. I will NEVER take my infant or toddler to a movie theater. Ever. Never ever ever. It's so unfair to other movie goers, and is one of my biggest pet peeves.

That's it.

DrDPM · February 2010

getnmarried910:

I always said I never wanted a mini van. Guess what? I got one last February and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! The sliding doors are the best thing ever when trying to get little ones and carseats in.

Oh, and bonus, we have a big engine and I can beat stupid young guys in sports cars off the line at a stop light. True story: I was sitting at a light one day. This kid (he looked somewhere between 16-20 years old) looked at me from his tiny little sports car and revved his engine. I just smiled at him knowing my engine was bigger and I"d beat him. Sure enough, I did, and at the next light about a 1/2 mile down the street he pulled up next to me and kept his head down. Never under-estimate a minivan mom!

I've learned to never say never. Things I said I'd never do I find myself doing.

Ditto on both accounts. I wish I had gotten the minivan when we had baby #2, but I was too stubborn. And, after 3 kids, I've learned to never say never...it'll come back and bite you in the arse at some point. I never go to bed without checking on them and making sure that they're ok; if I don't, I can't sleep.

LDQAM516 · February 2010

Jerseygirl16:
LDQAM516:

...finish the beginning with what you will never do when it comes to raising your kids.

For me...never will I ever drive a mini van (no offense), not say I love you when I put you to sleep, make you do a sport you dont like just because you are good at it(my parents did this to me).

Never say never about a mini van. I hate them but it looks like with three kids I'm facing one in the future. Right now we are making due with my SUV but I know when they all hit school and do things like sports and all that I'll need the space.

We are going the suburban route next December...I will say that we live in the country off gravel roads...for us...a mini van wont cut it in bad weather...

mrs_sherod · February 2010

Def NEVER purchase a mini-van...I may need to drive a rental mini-van though Wink

xnbride · February 2010

getnmarried910:

I always said I never wanted a mini van. Guess what? I got one last February and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! The sliding doors are the best thing ever when trying to get little ones and carseats in.

Oh, and bonus, we have a big engine and I can beat stupid young guys in sports cars off the line at a stop light. True story: I was sitting at a light one day. This kid (he looked somewhere between 16-20 years old) looked at me from his tiny little sports car and revved his engine. I just smiled at him knowing my engine was bigger and I"d beat him. Sure enough, I did, and at the next light about a 1/2 mile down the street he pulled up next to me and kept his head down. Never under-estimate a minivan mom!

I've learned to never say never. Things I said I'd never do I find myself doing.

LOL--that is classic

nikkirenee81 · February 2010

LittleMamaB:
Do everything for my kids. I refuse to raise co-dependent kids who act like they can't do anything for themselves.

Yes

Tonya_G · February 2010

dionnemd10:
say never seriously there are so many things that i already said i would never do and in 3 years and heck in the first few weeks those all go out the window. parenting is something where you fly by the seat of your pants and saying "never" pretty much seals the deal that at some point you will! (again per my experiences thus far!)

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