The author (not pictured) wasn't really prepared to parent despite all her knowledge as a parenting editor.Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61Before having kids I was an editor at "Parenting" magazine and shared parenting advice.I thought I was ready to be a mom and used the techniques experts shared in our magazine.My kids did not respond to them, and that's OK because all kids are different.Before I had kids, I was an editor at "Parenting" magazine, where I gave expert-backed advice on sleep training, potty training, and using training wheels on bikes.