10 Things My Pre-Parenting Self Swore I Would NEVER Do

1. Breastfeed past one year. First child made it to three. Second to just over two. Still going strong with the third.
2. Have an almost-three-year-old in diapers. Yep; middle child will turn three next month. Zero motivation to learn the potty.
3. Co-sleep with my kids. Most nights we resemble a giant pile of meerkats.
4. Give up going out/adult time (and not even care). It’s not even on my radar anymore. I genuinely don’t *want* to leave my kids at night/bedtime.
5. Be sleep deprived . . . forever. Maybe just those first few months, right? Ha!
6. Cry over what I would have previously thought crazy. Like watching your daughter “meet” Donald Duck for the first time.
7. Lose additional brain cells with each child. My former excellent memory is gone.
8. Be my child’s friend. For an interesting take on this, see Should parents be friends with their kids?
9. Evolve into more Lorelai Gilmore than Annie Camden. Damn you, television parenting models!
10. Have kids who misbehave in public. I don’t even know where to *begin* with this one.