Yesterday was a great day. Not only did Seabass nap like a champ, but between those naps he was a joy to behold. Several times, I caught myself musing on how happy I am to be his mommy and how much I am enjoying my full life lately.
Then I came across this article. YOWSER! The implications of these findings on kids and happiness are pretty major.
Now, I’m not one to put a lot of stock in what I read in TIME Magazine, but neither do I discount it entirely. So parents, I want your opinion.
The poll is anonymous, so feel free to share what you really think.
I am Jaime, wife to Jacob. We are the smitten, stupefied, sometimes scared silly parents of a precious boy nicknamed Seabass and a darling girl nicknamed Sweet Chuck.
i first saw word of these studies when i read this (very long, but very good) article: http://nymag.com/news/features/67024/. there’s also another article in the ny times magazine along the same lines: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/why-does-anyone-have-children/. finally, one of the founders of babble.com wrote a ‘silver lining’ response to the ny mag article here: http://www.babble.com/mom/health-and-relationships/parents-are-happy/. have fun reading during naps 🙂 (ps: this has left me really focusing on my feelings whenever i spend time with my son, and i’m happy to report that on the whole i really, truly enjoy my time with him)
Fascinating. Thank you for the good reads!