163. What We Wish We Have Known Before Having Kids

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s topic was recommended by a listener and I am excited to have this discussion. We go over a few things that we wish we knew from our oldest child to how we parent with our youngest child. We learn, adapt and not everything is the same with each kid. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We dive into perspective and it is very important going into parenting. How our level of confidence was misleading and that the relationship that we built is what is going to bind us together with our children. We have learned that parenting with the end in mind, instead of the here and now and stressing over getting it perfect.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I give an update on what is saving my life, and it just happens to be a special moment with one of the kiddos. I also give an update on the book  I am currently listening to. Jesse and I discuss how different it must be to live in certain situations and how to function during stressful times.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let us know what you wish you had known before having kids and send us an email and we love hearing your thoughts.</span></p> <p><strong>In This Episode</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:34] - Welcome to another episode of</span> <a href="http://crystalpaine.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Crystal Paine Show</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:10] - I share what has been saving my life for the last few weeks.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:48] - I am also listening to a really fantasnating book right now.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:47] - It is a quiet unfolding of the story that is really important.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[08:53] - Jesse reads the temporary rules in 1941 for the Richmond Golf Club in London England.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[11:12] - Sometimes the best thing is, instead of living in fear,