Birth Control

You know, you hear a lot about the teen pregnancy rate being out of control. Some of those teens are looking for unconditional love that they think comes with having a child of their own. Well, I have often thought that any time spent with a child of any age, on a bad day, is great birth control. Take for instance my nearly 10 year old daughter. OH MY, what a bear, if, at 15 I had to spend a week with her, I don't think I'd EVER want to have a child. On the good days though, I wish I had five more just like her.
Today, is one of the bad days, is life going to be one big snotty argument for the next 8 years, oh I really really hope not. Today, the room is a disaster, well every day that is not the day after I've cleaned it the room is a disaster! Par for the course? I suppose so, let me see, how old was I when I finally wanted to keep my room in some reasonable condition? HMMM, around 16 or so I guess, I clearly recall quite a few arguments about a dirty room right around the age Sydney is now. OH, our children our truly our parents revenge.
Ok, so there are really good things about having a nearly 10 year old daughter. Sometimes she says very funny things. Like today, when I was messing around by not using the gas pedal to get up the street to our house, she says "You are aware that if you drive like this tomorrow, we are going to be really late." Or when she does something thoughtful, like fix me a cup of coffee or draw me a pretty picture.
So, the next time you hear of some lonely little teen thinking it is a good idea to go out and get knocked up, tell them that it isn't the sleepless nights that they have to fear during baby hood, it is the day they start to talk back and develop personality.