How has becoming a Parent Changed your outlook on life?

How has your attitude about life in General changed? Have you become a different person?How has becoming a Parent Changed your outlook on life?
Very good question! Becomming a parent has opened my eyes ALOT! Before I had children it was all about me and all about living my life to please myself. Then when I had my children, I realized that all my kids have is me! I had to focus on this new little person in my life. I didnt care about all the things I used to think were big before! (as in drama with people %26amp; one not) I have become more understanding and more compassionate! I live my life now for my children! I wake up every day and go to work because I know my children depend on me and thier father! I feel that my children have made me a better person and for them I am ever so greatful!How has becoming a Parent Changed your outlook on life?
Yes. Completely. Parenting has forced me to take a look at my past through different eyes, and has made me a completely different person. It has changed what I do from day to day, my priorities, and my general attitudes. And now, when I hear horror stories about children getting sick, hurt, or abducted, I feel absolutely sick, whereas before I just kind of shrugged.





I read a funny quote today:


';The first half of your life is controlled by your parents.


The second half of your life is controlled by your children.';
Well, now that I am a parent I find that I constantly worry about something happening to my kids. I cant watch bad news on TV about other kids and I am so paranoid when it comes to them. The world is a bad place and I worry about them--and they are only babies! lol





And I want to be successful so I can give them a good life. Of course all they want is our time, but I would like to know they are secure financially so I think about that alot...and a million other things.
I am 22 and my views in life changed completely, I stop going to the clubs and partying both my husband and I. We have a daughter and I am expecting my second daughter, and have girls just blows my mind on what example i have to give them. It doesn't bother me that i don't go out or chill with my friend just being home with my daughter does it for me. My husband and i do go out to diner or stay in a hotel once in a while because my relation ship with him is my second priority, but friends i have some but nothing important. I changed in every way possible my daughters are the most important people in my life, I live for them and want nothing but the best for them. You grow up and you do it fast, at least that's how i felt i held my daughter in my arms i was 18 and that was it, my daughter was my life. So yea you change and i hope some for the better, we are raising our future and if we don't do a good job well imagine how the future will be if it's already all screwed up.
watching many of my friends become parents recently has changed my outlook on life. now i realize that there is no reason to rush things. im 23 and so a lot of my friends are starting families and at first i was feeling like i was behind schedule are somthing when it comes to having kids, but know i now that i have plenty of time for all of that.
everything about me has changed, I used to could stand to wtch movies with lots of violence and cursing, it now turns me off.





I watch my language more.





I try to live my morals and values the way I want my kids to learn and grow
Yes, you are more responisble, more helpful and give people the benefit of the doubt more. You also tend to fight more in what you beleive
Before I had my first daughter when I was 19, my favorite color was black. After she was born even tho I was to young my favorite became


rainbow colors. Maybe lame, but that is how it was.......
I have learned to enjoy the little things more





and I now understand what true unconditional love is.
I drive alot slower now! :-)) My husband however is the same jackass he's always been. hehehehe.
I don't say things around my daughter that I don't want her to repeat.