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  1. Mom of a 2yo & 7yo
    Mom of a 2yo & 7yo says:

    “I tried to avoid at all the things that generated a MOM LOOK AT THIS so that I didn’t have to stop what I was doing 400 times a day.

    Now I am trying to train myself to stop what I’m doing when they talk to me. They approach me pretty infrequently during the day. They are independent. And I have a lot of time alone. ”

    You have a lot of time alone…

    o_O I don’t believe it is so O_o

  2. Penelope Trunk
    Penelope Trunk says:

    Hm. You might be right about not having alone time. I guess it’s relative. Compared to a parent who has kids in school I don’t have a lot. But my kids go to stuff alone. For instance, one goes alone to four hours a week of piano lessons. And the other is with academic tutors for three or four hours a day. I think I could have taken alone time before, but I’d feel guilt that the kids weren’t doing what they told me they wanted to do with their day because they are waiting for help (or a nudge).

    Penelope

  3. marta
    marta says:

    The hardest are their first 4 years. Especially if they’re close-spaced and you’re breastfeeding.
    If you survive that, you can do anything.

  4. Mark W.
    Mark W. says:

    It’s easier for me to see why it was hard for you to decide if you should have two different blogs after reading this post. Your approach to educating your children is well explained here and specifically – “I started companies for a living before I had kids. So I treat my kids like startups. That’s my best version of parenting.”
    The question is – why is anything characterized as boring? When I hear someone describe something as boring it comes across to me as something being dismissed without much thought from that person. I think it’s boring to them because it hasn’t been adequately or thoroughly explored enough to gain understanding or discover the challenges involved.

    • Wendy
      Wendy says:

      An ENTP treating their kids like startups? You mean you’re gonna abandon them right before you can cash in on their success?!

      Just kidding. All the ENTPs I know who have kids are pretty good parents. SOMEHOW.

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