Jeff Atwood On Parenthood

Re:Jeff Atwood On Parenthood by pestaa on Monday October 24, 2011 @10:46AM (#3149819)

I didn't downvote you even if I could have, because it was clear to me where you were coming from (I disliked the article too, though for different reasons.)

However, you (generally, not specifically you) would never say in front of your kids "well I love the first, but the others?" unless you're out of your mind. Imagine they'll dig down in the HN archives.

It can have such a long-term harmful effect on their self-images. The difference might be that this kind of abuse is a bit more explicit compared to the public praise.

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Re:Jeff Atwood On Parenthood by toyg on Monday October 24, 2011 @11:07AM (#3149904)

I think he meant the feeling you get is different: the first time, it's all wonderful and unexpected and This Baby Will Be President. By the time Jr-Jr comes along, expectations will be more... subdued.

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Re:Jeff Atwood On Parenthood by bambax on Monday October 24, 2011 @01:15PM (#3150537)

Exactly, thank you. I was not talking about the children themselves but about the experience.

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Re:Jeff Atwood On Parenthood by BlazingFrog on Monday October 24, 2011 @12:39PM (#3150350)

Read again. He never said he loved the first one but not the others. I'm paraphrasing: "the first one is wonderful, the others not so much".

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