A philosopher (forget who) once said that before he was married he had 6 theories on how to raise children, and now he has 6 children and no theories…
There’s a lot I was so sure I would never do as a parent until I became a parent. There’s also a lot I was so sure I would never do as a wife until I became a wife. Marriage and parenting- you can read up on them, but you will never be prepared for it until you’re there. Most of it, you pick up as you go. I mean, do you honestly think that people who yell at their spouse think it’s ok to do that? Most people know it’s wrong, but sometimes, in the heat of it, you lose it. Same goes for kids- you think you’ll never give them candy, but on a rough day, you just can’t help it. These are thing you can’t truly understand until you’ve been there.