https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:28:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-55523 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:40:10 +0000 Grace 55523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sunshine44: Lol- I told you, it's my dream! But here's hoping you're right. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-55384 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:22:39 +0000 sunshine44 55384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: good luck with that! You'll go stir crazy I think! Haha, but I'm sure you will figure out the best times to go to the store with baby so as to minimize any crying bursts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-55351 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:55:47 +0000 banana 55351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, sounds like alot of people were in the "No Paci!" camp before baby. I know I was. In fact, I told the hospital that I didn't want them to use a pacifier while my son was in the hospital nursery. After the first night of uncontrollable crying, I gave in and said "Yes yes! Use a paci!". </p> <p>@crisark: I hear ya. Until you have children, you definitely can't say what you will or won't do. Until you're in that situation, you just never know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-55255 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:10:10 +0000 Crisark 55255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said I wouldn't allow binkies (paci) both my girls had them. Then I said I wouldn't allow them to have the binkies past when they were old enough to walk/ask for it...yeah they both had it until at least 2 years old.<br /> I also said I would only do "time-out" for discipline...well that just doesn't always work for every child.<br /> I now know that until you have children you can not say what you will or wont do. You just don't know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-55159 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:10:23 +0000 Grace 55159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't have kids yet, but one of my dreams is to never take a child into a store (past mat leave - I realise that I may have to take a baby to a store to prevent being house-bound). One of my first jobs was at Wal-Mart. So many crazy screaming children - I still shudder, remembering! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-55111 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:16:52 +0000 Sha 55111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm sure there's a lot of things but the one i can think of is i thought it was weird to refer to your kid by how many months they are past 12 months....mine is now 17-months-old and i'll probably keep referring to him by months until at least 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-55104 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:44:16 +0000 redboots 55104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said I would never let my baby CIO...thats when I used to sleep for more than 2 hours straight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-55102 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:38:21 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 55102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said I would never let my living room be overrun with toys. It's getting there ... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-55039 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:48:25 +0000 sunshine44 55039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I swore I would never use a pacifier. None of our 6 nieces/nephews had ever used one, and I swore I would not be the first. But after she tried it for the first time and it calmed her down instantly, I was hooked. She still uses it for naps and every day I say I'm going to get her off it...sigh, one of these days I will. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-55004 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:26:20 +0000 chopsuey 55004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: HAHA. I do say "never" if I'm sure I'll never do it. ie: illegal drugs, sky jumping, bungee jumping, eating bugs, etc. :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-54997 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:20:39 +0000 banana 54997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: I wished I learned early on too! Now I regret saying all those "never" statements because I feel like a hypocrite! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-54995 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:19:07 +0000 chopsuey 54995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing I can think of. I learned early never to use the word never ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-54993 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:18:39 +0000 banana 54993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Oh yeah, I forgot about the paci. I said I would never give my LO a paci and I caved and gave him one at the hospital. I also said I would never buy an expensive stroller because I thought it was lame. I ended up buying a Bugaboo Bee because my husband liked the way it steered. </p> <p>sigh..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-54989 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:14:46 +0000 heffalump 54989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said I'd never give her a bottle or a paci. She's now only formula fed, and doesn't take a paci. Not because I didn't try, she just prefers her thumb. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-something-you-said-you-would-never-do-as-a-parent-but-ended-up-doing-anyway#post-54896 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:13:53 +0000 banana 54896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before I had my LO, I told myself I would never let my child watch a second of TV. In fact, I always wondered by parents would let their kids watch TV at all. Well, lo and behold, look who lets their LO watch Disney Channel every morning for 30 minutes a day?</p> <p>I quickly learned not to judge other parents (and just people in general) because honestly, you never really know what you would do in a situation unless you were in that situation yourself. I found myself in such hypocritical situations that I said "Ok, no more judging because you just never know."</p> <p>Is there something you swore you would NEVER do as a parent, but ended up doing anyway? </p>