Realizing you're not anything special to the kids is always a great sort of reminder that you're just a regular person. A regular, embarrassing old mom.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often, grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.
I love my kids, and the moments I have with them, and it's kind of weird, it's such an age old cliche, but the way that my sons, the way they make me feel when I look at them, the way they say things, no one else would probably react to them, but it's a special thing for me.
Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy.
Sometimes with my children, I remember exactly how I felt as the child in this situation, not just how it feels to be me.
The kids growing up is a separate strand to your life. However bad a day you've had, that's the most important thing, and you have to remember that.
I love kids, but I have to be honest: I am that person at a dinner party who's a little relieved when the kids go to bed.
I feel like now my kids can run around and say, 'My mom was the Rock's daughter.' I don't have kids yet, but my future children - I just feel like it's the coolest thing ever.
My kids are very special; they can bring a lot of surprise.
One of the biggest things that happens to many people when they have kids is that you suddenly realize that you're not going to last forever. You know there is another generation who are the heroes of their own stories, and that is humbling.
When I'm around the kids I feel like I act the most grown-up just because you're supposed to. And I say things, like every other day, that remind me of my own parents.