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priorities will suddenly change from you to your child. Don't worry about this danger zone too much. It won't kill you. I almost got used to the holes in my underwear!

If you liked your sports car, your priority will probably change there too. You will want a vehicle that is safe for your child or at least one they can fit in. Don't forget those car seats are really bulky. You don't have to worry too much about whether you need a mini van either. There are plenty of vehicles out there that are safe for baby that aren't mini van style. No, I am not knocking those of you who own mini vans. I owned two of them during my tenure of a neighborhood mom.

You will also drop everything to go see your child's programs at school. Maybe the class needs a parent to volunteer for a special project they have. Most likely, you will find yourself volunteering, not because you have to but because that's what the cool parents do. Besides that fact, it's fun. Think about all the field trips you will take with your child. You will make sure that you switch your schedule around to suit that need.

If you were never a protective type of person, you will get to know that feeling also. There is no one that you will want to keep protected more than you will your child. You will literally guard them with your life. No one will hurt them if you can do anything about it at all. This is a good feeling in many ways. It's also a scary feeling because you don't know what might happen in life.

None of the priorities that you have at the present will be even remotely recognizable when you have a child. This is something that you can only realize when you actually have them. They are amazing and wonderful. They will give you the best and worst feelings you have ever known in your life. They will stomp all over you heart at some point. Then they turn into adults. That is when they pick your heart up and brush it off, then with a little puff they will blow off the remaining dust. They will hand it back to you and say "see, good as new."

I hope that you enjoy the thrills and chills of parenting even half as much as I have. When you look back on the day every priority in your life changed and realize what a great thing it was to have happen. Treat your gift with great care. You only get one of each child, you only get one chance to make them your top priority.

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