25 February 2008 THEY raise US
One thought I’ve had often while parenting (aside from awww…. and arghhhh!) is that our children really raise us, not the other way around.
No one is a parent until their kids do them the favor of being born, and the skills and dedication you need to be a parent aren’t fostered in you until they need to be. It was certainly true for me, and I bet it is true for most people, that the level of selflessness and patience required to be a parent, and the depth of love that arises in return, is a product of the process. Your kids inculcate it in you, because that’s what they need and that’s what you naturally feel inspired to give.
In the end you wind up more than you were. Hence they raise us.
1 comment in “THEY raise US”
February 26th, 2008 at 1:03 am
How true!