Comments on: The Joy of Not Knowing

By: How to Make Life More Exciting

How to Make Life More Exciting — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:23:31 +0000

[…] I’ve written about this before, but it bears repeating, especially this time of year: […]

By: Postman Pat (The Good Life) | Insanely Interested

Postman Pat (The Good Life) | Insanely Interested — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:21:51 +0000

[…] Kotecki says this much better than I, so here’s a quote from his recent blog post, The Joy of Not Knowing: It’s quite tempting to skip to the end, to sneek a peek, to make the magician reveal the the […]

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:04:14 +0000

I’m glad the post struck a chord, Jarkko. As you know as a fellow blogger, that’s the goal and it’s nice to hear something you wrote made an impact. And thanks for your honesty, too!

By: Jarkko Laine

Jarkko Laine — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:28:32 +0000

There’s a lot of wisdom in these words, Jason! After reading the post, I tried hard – I mean really hard – to come up with at least one thing I have chosen to not know in my adult years. Can’t think of any.

Sure, we can never know everything. And there are things that even though we think we know, we really don’t.

But when it comes to following this advice and deciding to not know when it actually is possible to know, no.

I think I need to try this now as it’s almost Christmas and everything. Because I truly miss the feel of anticipation that was so common as a kid.

Thanks for the post!

By: Donna Cutting

Donna Cutting — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:16:30 +0000

You two will be the coolest parents ever!

My sister and her husband waited to find out too – for both of her children – and it was lots of fun for all of us!

By: Julianne Salem

Julianne Salem — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:53:01 +0000

Hi Kim and Jason!
We are SO EXCITED about your baby!!! We can’t wait to hear the good news!! :-) How about if its a boy naming him Barrack? Barrack Kotecki?? ;-) TOTALLY JUST KIDDING!! :-)
I think you’re having a girl…mainly because I think all babies are girls. (probably from coming a family of 4 girls!!) I thought all of ours were girls…I was only right once…so far!!
We actually find out the gender of our babies. And we get the opposite repsonse..of disappointment when people hear that we find out. My husband’s philosophy is that its a surprise whenever you find out….I like to know because, we had complications with our first baby. And at 16 weeks they could tell he was a boy. I didn’t know if I would see him be born, so when they asked if we wanted to know I said yes. I was glad,…it was nice to know it was “our boy”….Happily, Elijah made it all they way through the nine months and now is 6!!! So I guess it can be good either way! :-) Enjoy this happy and exciting time!! I can’t believe little Kimmy is going to be a MOMMY!! sniff sniff!!! you’re all grown up!! :-) Love ya!
Julianne

By: Escape Adulthood with Kim & Jason » Be The Free Prize

Escape Adulthood with Kim & Jason » Be The Free Prize — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:49:49 +0000

[…] Another opportunity to appreciate the joy of not knowing. […]

By: Shirley

Shirley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:35:00 +0000

The reason anticipation is so electric is because too often reality is a let-down. Remember that scene in A Christmas Story when he finds out his secret message after weeks of waiting?

So the build-up is not only part of the fun – it can be most of the fun. :0) By the way – that quote and picture together is a knock-out combo!

By: RodeoClown

RodeoClown — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:00:12 +0000

Rodeo Kotecki sounds like an awesome name!

Remember that until the name is on the birth certificate it isn’t nailed down.

We ended up changing names we’d decided on months before only a week or so before the kids were born. And at least one of our kids (Matty), really didn’t look like his name, it took about 18 months before the name finally fit.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:02:19 +0000

Having runnerup names is a good thing, and not necessarily because you’ll need them for the next kiddo. When my second was born, none of the three names we had lined up fit *at all* It took a week to get the name we call her, and another week to figure out what to put on the birth certificate so that she could have some flexibility with it when she grew up. And if your baby is born in the hospital, and they tell you that you can’t leave without a name, call their bluff :)

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:11:02 +0000

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Minette! And yes, we’ve been through the name challenge already. We think we have one of each narrowed down, but there are a few very close runners up…I guess we’re gonna have to have more than one kid!

By: Minette

Minette — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:00:42 +0000

Just from the tone of this post, I know you and Kim will be great parents. I, too, like anticipation and I know some others who share your decision and wait until the baby’s born to find out if it’s a girl or boy. I’ve never had one, so I can’t really say what I’d do, but it seems so fun to think of all the old wives’ tales – “If you’re carrying it in front, it must be…”, “If this…., it must be…” S/he’ll be here before you know it! Of course, now you have to worry about picking out names for both boys and girls! My nephew NEEDED the time – it took them 2 months to agree on a name for their 2nd baby before she even arrived!