Wow! When I first got the baby I was like oh great, this thing is going to keep me up all night long and drive me crazy. I was very wrong, having the baby for two nights and two days really showed me how much responsibility it takes to take care of a child and give it everything that it needs. Most people think that having a baby is just going to be really simple, but just having the baby think it over was a very hard job, having to change its diaper twice, feed it, burp it twice, give it attention, and wake up like 20 times a night. I cannot even imagine what you would have to do with a real baby. The baby taught me that I have to be ready to give up all my free time, sleep, going places, and doing things I like to do, you have to devote all your time to that baby and its needs. After having the baby for a couple days it kind of grew on me, it kind of became a part of our family and I really started treating it like it was my own child, and when people would mess with it or be mean to it, it would hurt my feelings. This whole experience with the baby think it over has been a great one, I know that at this point in my life I am definitely not ready to have a child, I am not ready for the responsibility, waking up at wee hours in the morning, or giving up my free time for a baby. I think when the time comes for me to have a baby I think I will be a great mom because of this experience. The hardest part of this experience was giving the baby back because after having it all day and night, it became like my own child, it was like giving it up for adoption, it was very sad. I never knew I could care about a plastic doll like that!! ...Cassandra Omernik (02/05/04)