Potential parents: Lifestyle changes of parenthood 31 Articles

by R.L Hanlon

Are you looking for the biggest lifestyle change anyone can make? I'm not talking about packing up and heading for a sea change, nor am I talking about changing your career. These lifestyle changes are nothing in caparis...read more

by L. Beall

You know you are going to have to buy a crib, baby monitors and tiny toys but do you know what else will change? You expect to be surrounded by curious onlookers. You are well aware that there are going to be changes to yo...read more

by Danelle Karth

Having a baby didn't seem like that big of a deal. It seemed that once the baby was finally here we could settle back into our lifestyle and go on with life as normal, just with one more mouth to feed. But, babies don't wo...read more

by Laurie Feldman

As a naive nineteen year old who found herself pregnant, I made a promise that I would not let parenthood change my life. I could still be cool and fun and do all the things I did before the baby after it was born, I assur...read more

by Kelly Swanson

Please I'll Do Anything...How I Lost My House To A Two-Year Old I hate those other mothers. The ones who always do the right thing who live and quote from the good book of mothering who turn their noses down at the re...read more

by Just Me Here

When you become a parent your whole world changes. I know that many of us have heard this time and time again, but it is true. When you first become a parent you are no longer single and able to do whatever, whenever you w...read more

by Todd Pheifer

Parents: your life is about to change. It will be a change of joy and happiness, but also fatigue and challenges. I always say to expectant parents, "don't worry, your life isn't going to change at all." I'm kidding of...read more

by Trisha Orlando

Lifestyle Changes of Parenthood Let's address some important issues that you should consider before taking on parenting: SLEEP Say good bye to sleep as you know it. 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep is a thing of the p...read more

by Trisha Lewis

You're the party type, you used to go clubbing out with the girls. Not giving a care in the world if you are going to cook that day or if you're going to have pizza. Hey if you don't want to wake up early in the morning an...read more

by David Perkins

I was completely unprepared. Absolutely clueless. Oh, I knew about the changes everyone talks about. I went to six weeks of parenting classes for expectant mothers and fathers, so I knew about the cabinets and the electric...read more

by Todd Christian

When I was 12, I remember thinking how awesome it would be when I finally became a "grown up" - no longer tethered to my parents and forced to get permission to do something as simple as go to the movies. I had no idea tha...read more

by Emmy Cormier

Before actually becoming a parent, I always thought life wouldn't be that different than it was when I wasn't a parent. I was wrong in many ways! It began before my child's birth. That line turned blue on the test and...read more

by Chris Jewell

What a change children are in your life. Gone are the days of partying, staying up all night and going wherever whenever you want. You can not invite whoever you want over anymore because you start thinking, " Do I want th...read more

by Nina Taylor

I have just bought a small Cavalier king charles puppy called Digby. He's great, but the 6am starts are a killer! If you are about to shout something along the lines of "Well, it will get you used to what it is like when...read more

by Teddy Ward

Potential parents: Lifestyle changes of parenthood A typical day for me used to consist of getting up about an hour or two before work started, hit the bathroom for a relaxing thirty minute therapeutic shower, have some b...read more

by Laura Leigh Fields

Becoming a parent can bring a variety of mixed emotions. Parenting is a great experience and a big responsibility. It can also bring change in many forms; it is amazing just how much. As parents, our lives revolve our chil...read more

by Cary Ballas

I can recall the days, When I'd look forward to Friday nights. When I'd go out with the girls, And enjoy a cold Bud Light. I can sit back and reminisce, About the times I'd lay out in the sun. When I'd go for endle...read more

by N. A. Hernandez

Becoming a parent is not only about making lifestyle changes, but it is about putting someone else's needs above your own at all times. When you are responsible for another person it changes everything! You will never real...read more

by E.L. Miller

Having a child is the single biggest factor that changes the way you live. You are no longer first in your own life; fortunately, you no longer want to be. The list of things you "give up" to be a parent is long, but the ...read more

by Vicki Phipps

If you believe your life style can remain the same when the children arrive, think again. Not only does your life style change, but it becomes completely rearranged. Nothing will be the same. Now that we have that estab...read more