Such a good question. I have a lot of answers. Both bad and good. It will take a long time but I will make it short. My focus shifted from myself and my significant other to the little one. There was so much hope, so much awe and so much love for the new little being.
I became a parent at 17. Then our second child came into the world when I was 20. The biggest challenge for me then was to earn enough to support not just myself but also my wife and two kids.
We eventually had 4 kids. Supporting them financially is still a challenge.
The biggest change in my life was that I had to care not just for myself but for my offsprings and wife as well. I think this contributed to my resilience. Parenthood will teach you many things and being patient is one of them.
Less sleep. Less free time. And definitely less "us" time with the missus.
I find myself worrying about the child more than I would like to admit. I'm always thinking about "what if" and go take a bunch of precautions.
Furthermore, as a parent, I found myself taking financial decisions more seriously and become involved in more investment ventures and smart savings because I hope my son will benefit from what we built for him later on.
Something I noticed about a year after my daughter was born was that since we had her, I've never been bored. It seems like now, for basically the first time in my life, I never have enough time to do all of the things that I want to do. I never spend enough time with my family, enough time working, enough time exercising, or enough time on my hobbies.
Not that I'm complaining; the joy of getting to know my daughter easily outweighs all of the added challenges.
When I was single I can buy whatever I want whenever I like. But when I got married and have kids even buying socks is hard to do coz I need to prioritized my children before myself. Seems funny but true.lol..
Such a good question. I have a lot of answers. Both bad and good. It will take a long time but I will make it short. My focus shifted from myself and my significant other to the little one. There was so much hope, so much awe and so much love for the new little being.
Lovely answer :)
thank you very much
I became a parent at 17. Then our second child came into the world when I was 20. The biggest challenge for me then was to earn enough to support not just myself but also my wife and two kids.
We eventually had 4 kids. Supporting them financially is still a challenge.
The biggest change in my life was that I had to care not just for myself but for my offsprings and wife as well. I think this contributed to my resilience. Parenthood will teach you many things and being patient is one of them.
I bet pacience and resilience grow a lot! There's no other way!
thank you for sharing your experience.
Less sleep. Less free time. And definitely less "us" time with the missus.
I find myself worrying about the child more than I would like to admit. I'm always thinking about "what if" and go take a bunch of precautions.
Furthermore, as a parent, I found myself taking financial decisions more seriously and become involved in more investment ventures and smart savings because I hope my son will benefit from what we built for him later on.
smart savings seems a good idea in order to keep everything under control in the future. thanks for the answer
Something I noticed about a year after my daughter was born was that since we had her, I've never been bored. It seems like now, for basically the first time in my life, I never have enough time to do all of the things that I want to do. I never spend enough time with my family, enough time working, enough time exercising, or enough time on my hobbies.
Not that I'm complaining; the joy of getting to know my daughter easily outweighs all of the added challenges.
When I was single I can buy whatever I want whenever I like. But when I got married and have kids even buying socks is hard to do coz I need to prioritized my children before myself. Seems funny but true.lol..