anyone think about their kids' astrological sign?

[sadie_sabot]

My mom was a big fan of astrology, so all through my childhood we thought about, knew about how people's astrological signs impacted their lives and intereacted with one another. now I have a dd who is a scorpio, and becoming a toddler, and I've been thinking about it, particularly since scorpio's are known to be quite intense.

just wondering if anyone else ever thinks about astrology in terms of parenting.

[MamaSoleil]

Definitely. DD is Cancer, Scorpio Rising. I think about it all the time. I'm sure I probably shouldn't think about it so much...could I be subconsciously steering where I *think* she ought to go due to astrology? Now I have a little boy, and I've already done up his chart too!!!:
What do you think???

[sadie_sabot]

my mom said my chart indicated i would be a 'self-made poerson" she once said she wondered if it was a self fulfilling prophecy, since with it in mind she gave me a lot of space to be/make myself...maybe too much soace but that's a different story!

dd is intense!!!! but usually in a really good way. dp and I are both cancers so we're a very watery, sensitive family!

[Jazmommie]

YES!
I have always thought it was useful info for my own life & when I had kids & some extra $ ,I had the whole family get charts done -came with several (like 10-12 pages) pages of explaining & a booklet that helped explain it in general terms.

I am a Cancer
husband is a Scorpio
son is a Gemini
son is a Libra
daugter is an Aries

What a mix!!!
moody ,caring wife
husband who is rigid,overbearing,tends to jealousy at times
son who is filled with creative nervous energy,a communicator
son who is a meeting point of intellect & emotion
a daughter who is hard headed,stubborn,full of energy
Whewwww-
I found a book on Cancers that has a bit inthe beginning about all signs for children & for all signs for parents-it is called Cancer Astroanalysis -published by the Berkley Group -they have one for each sign.

[MamaSoleil]

Me=Aries
Husband=Gemini
DD=Cancer
DS=Leo

The interesting thing is, dd has more fire to her than water (with all her signs/planets combined) and ds has more water than fire to him...and it's quite obvious I'd say!!!

I'd like to check those books out, but when you look at the whole aray of planets, it really makes sense!!!

[Elphaba]

yes! I'm a Libra and dh is a Gemini and I planned our dd to be a Libra. I told him if we didn't get pregnant in January, then we'd be taking February off as I would not want a Scorpio baby. (my younger sister is a Scorpio and we do not get along at all.)
I got what I wanted.

[amnesiac]

All 5 of us are aries.
Sometimes it takes a lot of energy to live in our house. I guess the way it affects my parenting is that I just have to make a big conscious effort to take it down a few notches when things get heated. And trying to make my mother understand that forcing obendience can sometimes kill a child's spirit.

[manitoba_mommy]

In a general sort of way we are aware of it. It is interesting to see what qualities we all have in common with our sign:

Me; Gemini and oh am I ever a typical, flighty, artsy, indecisive, easily bored, Gemini.

DH: Gemini; Same as above just slightly more practical

Katrina; Virgo, and yes she is a fussy perfectionist.

Amy; Taurus, and stubborn is one of her main descriptors.

Samantha; Pices (sp? too bad of a headache to think about the right spelling) and she loves the water.

I am sure there are other qualities in common, but I also notice just as many opposite qualities. I have some serious problems with the methods used in Western astrology to be honest but it is a fun hobby.

MM

[oceanbaby]

I used to think astrology was just a bunch of baloney, but the signs have rang too true in my life so far, and I now definitely think about it a lot. I am a scorpio, and boy, am I a scorpio. I feel bad for dh sometimes! Dh is a libra, and is sometimes unequipped to deal with a scorpio!

My ds is a taurus, and yes, stubborn is one of his main qualities. My younger sister is a taurus, and we fought intensely as kids. We still do fight sometimes now, but overall we have a very tight bond. We fight about stupid stuff, but there has never been a betrayal, you know? We've always been there for one another, and each one of us would stop our life if the other one needed us.

So I was worried about ds being a taurus, but I figure if he and I have the same core bond that my sister and I do, then I can handle the fights!

Our 2nd baby is due July 12. So either cancer or leo, right? I'm not sure about either one of those signs. Anyone have any advice?

[IslandMamma]

I totally think about it!

I am a Gemini with Leo rising, DH is Leo with Gemini rising, and darling DS was late enough (over 2 weeks) that he is also a Gemini, with Sag rising. Talk about spirited noisy household!

In fact, DS and I have so many similarities that I notice already-- after all, he was born within 24 hours of my own birthday. I wonder how this will affect us as he grows up. My mother always said, "I hope you have a child just like you!". Ahem.

I do think about astrology if we should ever have another child... A Cancer or a Pisces would feel run over around here, I'm afraid...

I wish I knew more about astrology. DH's grandmother (long passed away) was a professional astrologer. She did his chart over 20 years ago, and oh my gosh, is it accurate! (Right down to the kind of woman he would marry! )

[famousmockngbrd]

I agree - a fun hobby, I don't put a lot of stock in it. DH is an aquarius, I am a virgo, and Cole is a scorpio. What a mish mash! But we manage to get along well.

[Kundalini-Mama]

The 3 of us are all aquarians! Aidan was a very pleasant surprise, and I cannot tell you how excited I was that he was due during Aquarius

We are now TTCing every other month for astrological reasons If I am pregnant presently, I will be due 10/10. So a Libra. If its a nogo, we'll try for a Sag.

Amy

[Victorian]

NAK

Ok, no one panic - but I do sometimes think that my daughter might qualify as the anti-christ :LOL

She is a Taurus (sun), Taurus (moon), Scorpio (rising)!! I told my sister that I was going to sue the hospital and their damn pitocin!

Boy, does her signs fit her to a tee! And poor thing has a Virgo mama!

Now the men in my lives (dh and ds) are both Cancer, Sagitarrus, Libras.

[jackson's mama]

I don't know much about astrology, but I'd like to understand the significance of this...

DH is a Taurus, born during the Chinese year of the Ox. That makes him a double bull.

DS is an Aries, born in the year of the Ram. So he's a double ram.

And poor little me, a Libra born in the year of the pig! I am totally overrun here .

Also interesting to me is that DS's birth was heavy in 3's:

He was born on 3/30/03, at 3:13pm, weighing 130.3 ounces. And he was 3 days early.

[wwhippetcrazy]

I am really interested in astorlogy.
I've read a bit about each sign and what the traits are. I'd really like to get our charts done though.

DH-capricorn
Me- Piecies (I can't spell it either...Lol...)
Dd and Ds are both Leos!!

The only stuff I've read about is online, I'd love to check out a good book about it though. I did do some online "compatibility" astrology stuff...it said Dh and I were compatible signs..I'll have to find the site again to find out how I wage with Leos!

Jen

[sweet tea]

yes...I was hoping to deliver early so i'd get an aries....then...she was late and became..a Taurus....with a Leo for a mama.....and a passive Cancer for a dad....I thought about it quite a bit....

[TurboClaudia]

Definitely think about it. Currently awaiting our first baby, a Gemini. My younger sister is also a Gemini, a classic phlegmatic intense/ bored type. Her interests are far-ranging: majored in linguistics and minored in physics in college. Other than her self-absorbed teenage years, she and I have also been close. My best friend is also a Gemini, but a very even-keeled one. I have to find out what time of day she was born because she seems to have a lot of nurturing Cancer in her personality. Probably why we get along so well. (Cancer Moonchild here) I was kind of bummed when I calculated baby's due month, because I really wanted another moody Cancer in the house rather than a changeable Gemini, but my partner (Libra) was more than pleased that he does not have to deal with another Cancer, especially if it's a girl...

So I think about it, but I don't know enough about it to make it ever-present in my mind...

warmly,
claudia
mama-to-be in late spring 2004!

[applejuice]

DH Libra
ME Aquarius
DD Libra - due on DH's birthday
DS#1 Pisces
DS#2 Capricorn
DS#3 Capricorn

I always thought a gemini and a sagittarius would have blended well with DH and I, but I am happy with what I received.

[sadean]

I don't put a lot of stock in astrology, mostly because I think it is self-fulfilling prophesy...if you treat a person like their "sign", then they will act like their sign. My sister would vehemently disagree :LOL She has given me all sorts of doom and gloom about who my children will be, based on their asending and decending signs (I can't keep it all straight).

That said, we are a Pisces/Aquarius family:

Me-Pisces
DH-Aquarius
DS#1-Aquarius
DS#2-Pisces

And we have a male Scorpio roomate who has been arund for about 5.5 years now...He DOES fit a profile (cranky, opinionated, artisticly talented, self-loathing yet full of himself :LOL )...just not sure it is his astrological sign (he might just be an @ss)

[wwhippetcrazy]

And we have a male Scorpio roomate who has been arund for about 5.5 years now...He DOES fit a profile (cranky, opinionated, artisticly talented, self-loathing yet full of himself )...just not sure it is his astrological sign (he might just be an @ss)

:LMAO too funny!!

Jen