Friends and I were discussing this over the weekend, what's the one thing that changed in your life for the better since having your kid?

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How I speak to my toddler isn’t much different than how I have to speak to some of my clients. I call that a learned skill.

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I’ve learned to not sweat the small things as much, and to extend grace to people for falling short of my own expectations.

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Work doesn’t matter, family does

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Reminds you of the values that are important. When you see your kid acting badly, in a way that reflects you, it makes you want to change. Like not talking badly about people, being more considerate, losing gracefully, etc.

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I now know what REAL problems and fires are. Makes all the feigned urgency and critical issues at work not seem so stressful and not such a big deal in comparison

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Patience. I have infinitely more patience.

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Baby giggles. It’s a helluva drug.

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Great question. It's harder for me to give up as easily, when I think of my kid, it keeps me going.

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These answers are all so inspiring, makes me feel like an ass that my immediate thought when I read the post was "my tax return"

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Using kid as an excuse to not do something 😀

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I have two more people that can make me super happy just by looking at them

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Blessings started flowing in. Hard to explain but he feels like a good luck charm.

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It has not.

Sorry to hear that dude.

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Aside from watching them discover the world…Ordering “for them” off of the kids menu.

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