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Article: What the Third Baby Taught Me.
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- December 22, 1998
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 Association of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Every child teaches you something new. My first taught me patience and delight, confusion and coordination. My second taught me perseverance and depth, timing and priorities. But the third baby....
The third baby taught me that every baby is unique, that not everything comes painted in black and white, that lovely shades of gray exist in between. With two children, it is easy to label them "easy" vs. "difficult" and "creative" vs. "academic." The third baby peels away the labels, because opposites only have two sides, and suddenly there are three to cover.
The third baby taught me that not everything that went wrong with the older children was my fault, ...
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