A couple of years ago I thought I was very astute when I observed that being pregnant was like being a kid on Christmas Eve for 9 months straight - I loved knowing that there was magic going on behind the scenes, and the anticipation of meeting my baby was thrilling.
What I never considered is that the magic and anticipation don't end once your child is born. Sam is here now and I get to be with her every day. She is more wonderful than I could ever have imagined. And yet, I still get the thrill of anticipation because she is always changing. I get to watch this amazing person grow up, and I have no idea what is coming next. Being a parent is like Christmas morning forever.
Absolutely right. I don't have any children, but since I've started working with them, I've been overwhelmed by a similar feeling. I look at all these children in my classroom growing, developing, learning to love and interact with the world for the first time and I can't imagine how any parent could not care deeply about their child. How can some of the parents I see treat their children as an afterthought?
ReplyDeleteMan o' Steele, do you really see a lot of parents who treat their children as an afterthought? What is the evidence for that? I ask because now that I am a parent I understand parental behavior better and am less quick to judge, and I wonder if you're jumping to conclusions. I hope, anyway.
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