CBC Advice Thread

[Icequeen]

This would never work for me...unless I could finish it in 8 minutes.

Things left unfinished keep me up at night. 

["couldbecousin"]

If I could only do eight minutes of dishes at a time I'd never get anywhere.

  It's not for everyone.  For someone like me, who tends to do all-or-nothing, it's a way to begin. 

[odeon]

Or you could have someone else do the eight minutes for you.

[odeon]

^That's how my kids think it's done.

["couldbecousin"]

^That's how my kids think it's done.

  My mother would have sympathized with you, in her day. 

[odeon]

^That's how my kids think it's done.

  My mother would have sympathized with you, in her day. 

Any parent would.

["couldbecousin"]

^That's how my kids think it's done.

  My mother would have sympathized with you, in her day. 

Any parent would.

  I sympathize with parents in general these days.  My mother had a lot of stress in her life. 

[odeon]

^That's how my kids think it's done.

  My mother would have sympathized with you, in her day. 

Any parent would.

  I sympathize with parents in general these days.  My mother had a lot of stress in her life. 

It's a choice you make when you have no clue.

["couldbecousin"]

^That's how my kids think it's done.

  My mother would have sympathized with you, in her day. 

Any parent would.

  I sympathize with parents in general these days.  My mother had a lot of stress in her life. 

It's a choice you make when you have no clue.

  I'm truly glad that my life circumstances kept me out of contention for motherhood
   while I was too young to know better.  I've had only a very few moments of melancholy about it. 

[odeon]

^That's how my kids think it's done.

  My mother would have sympathized with you, in her day. 

Any parent would.

  I sympathize with parents in general these days.  My mother had a lot of stress in her life. 

It's a choice you make when you have no clue.

  I'm truly glad that my life circumstances kept me out of contention for motherhood
   while I was too young to know better.  I've had only a very few moments of melancholy about it. 

I wouldn't have it any other way now, but I wonder if the parents of this world would agree if given the choice.

["couldbecousin"]

  I've heard that a lot of parents have kind of mixed feelings, that as much as they love their kids,
  if they had the decision to make again, they might have decided differently because the job is so hard. 

[odeon]

It's a ridiculously hard job but not one I would be without now. They make me proud, both of them.

["couldbecousin"]

It's a ridiculously hard job but not one I would be without now. They make me proud, both of them.

  That's excellent.  It must be a great feeling to realize you've raised good human beings. 

[odeon]

It's a ridiculously hard job but not one I would be without now. They make me proud, both of them.

  That's excellent.  It must be a great feeling to realize you've raised good human beings. 

I sometimes think they turned out OK in spite of me.

["couldbecousin"]

It's a ridiculously hard job but not one I would be without now. They make me proud, both of them.

  That's excellent.  It must be a great feeling to realize you've raised good human beings. 

I sometimes think they turned out OK in spite of me.

  I doubt that's entirely true.  You've probably made positive impacts that you don't even know about.