Dear Amy: I have three siblings. We’re all very different. Two of us get along well with our father — and one sibling does not. We were all basically raised the same way. It’s jus…
Do you connect with your friends’ children — or your nephews and nieces — in a special way? Do you have a strong instinct that having a child will somehow “complete your family?” Then you might be ready to take the leap into this humbling and profound human experience.
Keep in mind that when it comes to parenting, you are never “done.” To paraphrase a line from the great movie, “Parenthood” , even after surviving toddlerhood and teenage tantrums, parents never get to spike the ball.During the summer I work as a housekeeper at local rental cabins. The guests are mostly fishermen and vacation travelers, so the duration of their stay may be one night or several nights.
If they are staying multiple nights, I visit the cabin while they are out and make the beds, replenish the coffee, condiments, soaps, replace used towels and remove the garbage. If there is a kitchen with dirty dishes, I will wash those, even though there is a posting that indicates they are responsible for leaving the dishes clean upon departure.I figure they are on vacation and have better things to do than clean. I take pride in my work.I do not spruce up the cabins only to receive a tip, but since I rarely see the guests, this is one way they can show their appreciation.
She can respectfully decline to host the shower without that adversely affecting her love or future relationship with the child.You were really hard on her.I hope my response — harsh as it was — did make her change her mind. My intention was not to pressure this grandmother to host a shower. I was hoping to actually change the way she is thinking about and framing the birth of this child into her family.
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