Why its easy being a parent
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
You know, when he or she arrives, your heart is going to grow in ways you can’t imagine. You’ll look at her and your capacity for love will become infinite. That is the present she will give to you and she won’t even know she has done it.
That’s why being a parent is such a joyful thing. No matter what happens, you always have that gift that they gave you. An endless capacity for love is an amazing thing folks- that is why being a parent is easy to be honest. Whatever happens, you owe them for that gift.
Every time you kiss her or hug her. Every time you pick her up when she falls over and gets up with a scratched knee. Every time you hold her hand when she is scared of something. Every time you hold her when some mean boy has upset her. All you’re doing is paying her back for the gift she gave you the very first time she drew breath, blinked, opened her eyes and looked into your face.
That’s a fantastic way to spend your life I think, don’t you? Anyway, that’s all I wanted to say.