Thursday, June...what was the date on Thursday??

Thursday June 24, 2010 When people hear that Austin and I are getting married, the follow up question (after the typical "oh! What's the date? So soon? How's planning coming?" conversation) is frequently, "When are you going to start having kids?" Uh...I don't even have all the details of our wedding figured out yet. I have no idea.

I mean, we've talked about it. We both want kids, but we both agree that we want to wait a while and enjoy married life for a while first. Austin would probably say we need to pay off some debt first :) I would say that I want time to travel before our universe becomes baby-centric. So, kids are in the future, just where in the vague future, I don't know.

I do often wonder though what kind of parents we'll be. I know that Austin will be an amazing father, he's wonderful with kids. And after 3 nieces and nephews and a 4th on the way, I think I'm pretty good with kids too. But, I wonder what our parenting styles will be. Will I be the strict one to Austin's more laid back approach? Will I be the pushover? Maybe it will be a combination?

I was in the mall with my nephews on Thursday and I was pondering parenting. I thought of parents who have their kids on leashes in public so they don't run too far. And of parents who's kids are tearing down the sunglasses display at Target while mommy is looking at a new purse. I hope I'm somewhere in the middle. At the dog park, they call it "voice control". Your dog can be off leash as long as they're under voice control. Maybe that's the kind of parent I'll be....leash free but with voice control.



My kids will be free to run down the aisle of the mall as long as they're within sight and calling range...and they'll be free to dance in front of Hollister while I'm catching up.


Maybe, I won't even be allowed to have kids after comparing them to dogs though.....