Well snap me out of that old funk...

Hello, Dawn. Yes, it's really hard to be down when there are kids around. In the summer, my youngest son and his wife separated for a while. They've had a lot of problems - not all of them things they could do anything about - and they needed space to sort themselves out. Well, my granddaughter Chloe kept us all smiling and, at two and a half, she didn't really understand what was going on, as Daddy saw her every day and looked after her when Mummy went to work - just as usual. Well, they resolved their differences and are now back together, stronger than ever. They love each other - always did - but one of the main influences was that they wanted Chloe to grow up with two live-in parents, so yes, thank heavenfor little girls!

INDEED!!! My children kept me going so many times when i could have very easily given up. I glad u have those kids to keep u going to. We are both blessed by having them. Have a good weekend.

Well Dawn and they can still do that to you when they are Grown ups lol believe me because mine do

Kids have a way of changing my mood,They don't have the stress levels we do, I guess. For some reason no matter what, kids always seem to end up being little stress busters! Glad she changed your mood.

hi dawnald yes children can snap us out of bad moods instantly so thank God for them. even my adult son can make me laugh when I am feeling grouchy. He was telling me of this man who called the computer maintenance people for his particular computer. He told them his computer would not turn on, no matter what he did. the man on the other end went on about seeing if this and that were plugged in, asked him if his monitor was working, no it was not, then asked if the computer was plugged into the wall. the computer user said, wait a minute, I have to get a flash light? the maintenance man asked why do you need a flash light just to see if the ris plugged in? the user replied,well we have a power outage all over our street and its dark in here. I was really laughing by then. Then I told him about the time in the library where I worked when all the librarians were allupset as one of the children's computer simply would not work. they finally called the repair people just as I looked under the computer to the plug in which was not plugged in. I plugged it in. and called see its working fine. they asked how did I get it to wo rk. I said, well I just plugged it back in. oh my g, she said as she phoned the maintenance guy to tell him he was not needed. he he he he.

Hi Dawn...what a great story! Kids are like that. I've seen a number of people who swore they did not want and would never have kids who do...and absolutely adore them. God is sneaky that way lol. Karen

Sometimes all it takes is one line of laughter to break a bad mood and lift us up. And the kids know how to find those laugh lines and deliver them with a punch.

I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be a mother and I am so very thankful for my five wonderful, healthy, now adult sons. I am also thankful for the literally thousands of children I've had in my care for short periods of time over many years. Caring for children is one of the most rewarding experiences in life, and one of the greatest privileges and responsibilities. Children (other than your own) can be real terrors and cause heartache and stress, but also give great satisfaction as we see changes in them, and what a thrill it is when years later, on meeting them again, they remember and thank you for your input in their lives! Thankfully those children are in the minority and the vast majority are a pure delight, adding so much joy to life. Children are the biggest treasure in life. If only ALL children were allowed to BE children and enjoy the time! The incidence of child abuse is growing at an alarming rate. Dawn, I've said it before. Dearra is a little Dawn. You should give yourself a pat on the back for the way the three of them are developing. I wish I'd had a mother like you.

one of my lil' nephews is like that. everyone was in a bad mood one day and he ran in,farted,and ran back out saying nothing. how could you not laugh after that stunt? i don't know if that was his opinion of us or what..

Well if you think having kids is great just wait until you are blessed with grandkids....I mean I built my whole life around my kids but grandkids....man they are like a three inch frosting on a very yummy cake! They just rock!

Hi dawn! Happy New Year girlfriend! I'm glad your kids were able to snap you out of your mood! Me, not so lucky! I was in a kind of blue funk yesterday and I kinda got myself out of it on my own today! I just kept mylotting and doing stuff that I like and I'm feeling better now! Right now I am listening to my Rhianna CD that my boyfriend got me for Christmas and that is just what I need! It's raunchy and BAD! Just the kind of music that makes me feel better! (I'm still the oldest hip-hop queen ever!) You should see me get down to this!lol

If Christmas is a sad time for you, having children around at that time of year will certainly improve the situation! In find that my daughter and her conviction that Santa has been, eaten a cookie, drank the milk and offered the carrot we left out to the reindeers make this time of year ever so magical and I consider myself so very lucky to have experienced it; it really makes me thankful I am a mother!

Hi Dawn, What a comic relief... see children will always have something to surprise us to the point of changing our moods 360 degrees turn-around. i am glad that you're able to manage your mood and had fun with the kids both boys and girls. kids made our christmas and new year so full of fun and love. without them the celebration will be different! cheers!

You're a mean one . . . dawnald grinch! Hee hee. We know that 39 1/2 pole line all too well . . . we got that video about a month ago and we've been seeing it with our 4 year old over and over and over and over again (did I say OVER?). Well, today we came back home and asked my daughter what kind of sandwich she wanted for lunch - turkey or roast beef. And she said "Roast beast!" - hee hee (as you know, that's what all in Whoville ate for Christmas). Kids are just toooo funny sometimes!

well thats pretty cute. and it makes me realise i guess im pretty happy with some of my kids. i love them just to darn much though like you i often get in bad moods. but its usually my grown kids that put me there. some have me worrying over them and i often think, if i hadnt had them, loved them so much, and went broke for them, i could go to vegas right now and that would really cheer me up sorry but thats what bothers me right now. in this economy i have 3 that struggle constantly and have gave them all my savings, etc. till i cant help any more and just sit here and worry.