Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:27:48 +0000 lovehoneybee on "Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-more-or-less-patience-as-a-parent-than-you-thought-you-would#post-2105404 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:12:01 +0000 lovehoneybee 2105404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @snowjewelz: I'm the same. Overall I think I have more patience, but my fuse is a whole lot shorter that it used to be. illumina on "Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-more-or-less-patience-as-a-parent-than-you-thought-you-would#post-2105372 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:03:15 +0000 illumina 2105372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Much more! I am a lot more patient with LO than everyone else in my life, haha Mae on "Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-more-or-less-patience-as-a-parent-than-you-thought-you-would#post-2105368 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:02:35 +0000 Mae 2105368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ much much more. I am an incredibly impatient person so I thought that would be the hardest thing for me with parenthood, but I seem to have endless patience for my LO. But to be fair she is only 10mo so when she hits the stage where she is purposefully disobeying it will be a lot harder I'm sure :) LuLu Mom on "Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-more-or-less-patience-as-a-parent-than-you-thought-you-would#post-2105356 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:59:51 +0000 LuLu Mom 2105356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've always been an impatient person so this worried me, I do pretty good at staying calm, but these last few months of pregnancy have definitely been a challenge with LO. She's showing her fierce independence, and i'm showing my exhaustion! snowjewelz on "Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-more-or-less-patience-as-a-parent-than-you-thought-you-would#post-2105345 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:57:46 +0000 snowjewelz 2105345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both? Sometimes I def have moments where I lose it quickly! Yet other times I surprise myself. Anagram on "Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-more-or-less-patience-as-a-parent-than-you-thought-you-would#post-2105225 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:30:02 +0000 Anagram 2105225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ About the same as I thought--I already work with kids and my years of teaching have really taught me more tolerance/patient with kids in general--BUT I definitely have my hot buttons (mainly throwing food and throwing toys). Plus, my Dh is so laid back, he's really taught me a lot of more laid-back parenting approaches. Corduroy on "Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-more-or-less-patience-as-a-parent-than-you-thought-you-would#post-2105062 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:55:15 +0000 Corduroy 2105062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH and my in laws have complimented my patience but I don't have the infinite patience I imagined I would have. I just didn't know how much patience would be needed. Tanjowen on "Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-more-or-less-patience-as-a-parent-than-you-thought-you-would#post-2105021 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:43:33 +0000 Tanjowen 2105021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I can understand the frustration of a baby/toddler learning things and unable to fully communicate and have a lot of patience with my son. However, becoming a parent means less sleep, and less sleep means my threshold of dealing with stupidity is waaaaay low for adults now. :wink: Cherrybee on "Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-more-or-less-patience-as-a-parent-than-you-thought-you-would#post-2105017 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:42:34 +0000 Cherrybee 2105017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Way, way less. I'm generally quite a patient person but sleep deprivation and lack of me-time has brought out a side of me that I didn't know was there. It has been a largely positive thing - I'm much more assertive now, I'm much more successful at work but the flip side of that is that the endlessly patient parent I thought I would be was just a dream! mrsjyw on "Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-more-or-less-patience-as-a-parent-than-you-thought-you-would#post-2104998 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:38:52 +0000 mrsjyw 2104998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm an impatient person in general and parenthood has grounded me and made me more patient and more laid back that I would've ever thought possible! :) mrbee on "Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-more-or-less-patience-as-a-parent-than-you-thought-you-would#post-2104989 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:35:55 +0000 mrbee 2104989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I thought I would be endlessly patient! I've fallen far short of that... although in recent months, I feel like I've regained a little of the patience I thought I would have. Hopefully it gets easier as time goes by, and my patience will be less tested! Do you have more or less patience as a parent than you thought you would?