Yes, Your Child is Perfect - Can We Change the Subject? by J Gardener

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Yes, Your Child is Perfect - Can We Change the Subject?
by J Gardener

Something's happened to your friends. It's been slow in coming, and it's taken you a while to notice, but something is definitely wrong. You used to be able to plan lunches or dinners or weekend get-togethers, but now your friends are always… unavailable. Even after you had your child, you swore that parenthood wouldn't stop you from preserving those relationships, that you'd be close to your friends, forever.

So, what is it? You've kept your promise, but they're the ones who never seem to have the time. It's starting to feel like they're actually avoiding you; it's making you paranoid. Is your deodorant failing?

The saddest part, of course, is that they're the ones, missing out. They were so happy for you, when you had your child, so anxious to hear about all the miracles that each day brought you. Now, when you're brimming with stories about your amazing, talented, beautiful, perfect child-and you have hundreds of pictures-they can't even make time for coffee!

What's wrong with these people? Maybe they've had too much of a good thing.

First-time parents-no matter how they've prepared themselves-are always surprised at the depth of the emotions brought on by the birth of a child. You can't plan for the psychological impact caused by the miracle of your child's birth. Each following day, you're filled with awe, watching your child grow from a helpless infant to a toddler with a unique personality. You naturally want to share your joy with everyone you know.

And your friends are happy for you-they really are. They do want to know about your adventures in parenting. It's just that, sometimes (as crazy as this may sound to you), they think there are other things, like their lives, to talk about.

Believe it or not, your friends with kids older than yours (especially those with multiple kids) have probably gotten past the whole

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Posted on: October 18,2006

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