Mothers Everyone Come Together

United States
May 23, 2008 9:38pm CST
Do you have children? If you do how many and how old are they? What do you find are the most challenging parts of being a mom? I would like to hear others struggles and how they got through them.
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@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
24 May 08
Lets see I have two boys aged seven and eight. Then as most know I have one more on the way (september) and my hubby has one daughter age four that we are going to court to get some visitation rights. Most challangin parts of being a mom all of it. I mean how do you pick just one thing.
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25 May 08
hey Minnie, hope you dont mind me asking, but i have two kids age 4 and 5 (the boy is 5) and they fight like cat and dog most times... i find it hard going sometimes. People have told me its because they are close in age, did you have the same problem as i see your two only have a year between them too?
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• United States
28 May 08
Oh yeah they fight all the time its so annoying.
@cherriemae (3370)
• Philippines
25 May 08
i am a single mom, my daughter is 3yrs old, she's living with me and were living with my parents.. i am working mom, though it's hard but i'm doing this for my child.. her dad leave us when i'm still pregnant, and that's the most painful and ever bad experienced i've been through..but now, i already moved on and happy with my daughter that she's growing smart and healthy..still waiting for the right man in my life..
• Philippines
25 May 08
well, the very difficult stage of being a mom is maybe the whole part of it because being a single mom is a big challenge..
@chaigay20 (166)
• Philippines
26 May 08
i have three kids. a six-yr old and a 4-yr old (boys), and a 1.5 yr old daughter. i love having them. it's a struggle for us financially because our 2nd child is a special child. and it's hard to explain to the eldest why his brother is different in terms of behavior and the fact that most of the time our focus is on the 2nd child. i would really say that being a parent is all patience and hard work.
@julievy (593)
• United States
26 May 08
My children (both boys) are now 22 and 26. I raised them mostly alone, as their dad left when they were not yet in school. The most challenging part of being a mom when they were small was to be able to work and make a living, and still have time to spend with them. Alot of nights I brought work home with my, and worked after they were in bed. Once they got older I would work on Saturdays and bring them to the office with me. They would play with puzzles or coloring books while I worked. Now they are grown and have children of their own, the hard part is keeping my mouth closed and letting them make their own mistakes (unless they ask for advice).
@ayessa (1583)
• Philippines
29 May 08
I have one daughter who's turning 7 months this june. Im also working. The most challenging part of being a mom is the whole part of it I guess specially that Im a first time mom. Most of my experiences as a mom were first time. So I was like a student learning from those experts. I do my research on most of the things about mothers.
@marina321 (4556)
26 May 08
I have one 4 year old. Most challenging is all the juggling involved with childcare and working full time. Not affording childcare and yet still needing to work to keep a roof on our heads and food on the table, stretching the salary to the end of the month and trying to cover all costs. Small challenges are the occasional tantrums and crying when you have not got a clue why!:)
@kellys3ps (3723)
• United States
25 May 08
I have 6 boys - ages 15, 13, 12, 7, 6, and 2. The most challenging part of being a mom is being consistent. Sometimes it is so much easier to give in to their demands when they are screaming or whining, but if you don't put your foot down, they will walk all over you!
@littleone3 (2063)
25 May 08
I have five children they are aged 16,15,11,7 and 2 tomorrow. At the moment my youngest is going through what they call the terrible two's. My 15 year old has to have an answer to everything. Just being a mum is challenging but i love everything about it, the bad and the good.
25 May 08
Hey sturner03, Well i have three kids, a boy who was 17 in January from a previous marriage, and two kids age 4 and 5 to my present hubby. I was 40 when i had my 5 year old, and have to admit i had a lot more patience with him as a baby, his sister came along exactly a year later, and although i didnt find it too difficult when they were both smaller now they fight between themselves quite a bit. I could buy two toys exactly the same and they will still fight over the same one!! i cant understand it and dont quite know how to overcome this... lol, its driving me INSANE!!! The 5 year old starts school this year so im sure that will make a difference, as at the moment they both attend the same nursery school, so maybe they need time apart to appreciate each other (hopefully!).... my 17 year old was a fantastic child, no problems whatsoever (probably because he was the only one) and he is going into the Merchant Navy in August.. oh how i will miss my boy!! So if you have any ideas how i can stop my little ones bickering all the time.. feel free to let me know!
@sisterjinx (1135)
• United States
25 May 08
Well you know I have 3, well counting you 4, children. I don't really remember the struggles when they were little. Mine are now 15 and 17, with my 3rd in Heaven, and what I can tell you is whatever you are going through now is nothing compared to the teen years. :)
• United States
24 May 08
I have three children, they are 14, 10(11 in 2 weeks) and 9. I think the biggest challenge has just been wondering if I have made the right decisions with them. Trying to balance my work and quality time with the children is a huge challenge.
• United States
25 May 08
I have a 10 year old son I have a 7 year old son and an 19 month old daughter I very much enjoy being a parent but I mush say the hardest thing for me is the lack of sleep because with sleep i could deal with everything else pretty good but man I love my kids they are great and o yeah Oct is really hard for me as well considering my kids bday are Oct 13 and Oct 17 Oct 18 so iam broke lol lol lol