For The Love Of Christ Stop Glorifying The Struggles Of Parenthood

“Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did - that everything involving our children was painful in some way. The emotions, whether they were joy, sorrow, love or pride, were so deep and sharp that in the end they left you raw, exposed and yes, in pain. The human heart was not designed to beat outside the human body and yet, each child represented just that - a parent's heart bared, beating forever outside its chest.”― Debra Ginsberg

Being a parent can be challenging, that does not mean that it is hard.

Raising a HUMAN life has its ups and downs; there is no doubt about that, but the thing about being a parent is that it is, for MOST OF THE TIME, a choice that two people make.

You both decide that instead of using sex as a pleasurable bonding experience, you take it up a notch to CREATE A LIFE.

And because of this, you should be aware that you will lose sleep many a night of sleep because your baby will cry.

You should be aware that you will have to set funds aside for their hospital bills, emergency bills, school, etc.

For The Love Of Christ Stop Glorifying The Struggles Of Parenthood:You Decided To Be A Parent

Raising a HUMAN LIFE is not cheap.

You should be aware that they will have their emotional struggles in life that you must help guide them through as the parents.

YOU WENT THROUGH IT, why don’t you think they will as well.

You have to be aware that although you gave them life, their life is not yours to live and that you must give them the space and the room to grow into the person they were born to be.

You must be aware that being a parent is at times a thankless job, but it is a job…

NO — it is an experience that YOU HAVE CHOSEN to place on your shoulders.

You become as Atlas placing a whole world on your shoulders with any thanks.

Should your child appreciate you?

It would be nice, and if you have taken the necessary steps in actively trying to be the best parent you can be — meaning you work to try and help them become their best version, they will thank you.

But if you think because you take care of them (as a PARENT SHOULD) that you someone deserve a “Medal Of Honor” for providing for a life that YOU decided to bring into this world, you are sorely misguided.

A parent’s duty is to provide for their kid.

The kid did not ask to be born. They had no choice in being born.

The choice falls on the two people who decide to create a life.

Parenting is not easy; it is not hard.

It is a challenge, and many people have chosen to step up to the plate and take on.

And if ever there were a challenge that is worth taking, it is to raise a human life to be the best that it can be.

That is real honor right there.

So please stop with the melodrama about how hard parenting is.

You chose to be a parent!

“I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms, allow them to take the subway... let them be better people, let them believe more in themselves.”― C. JoyBell C.

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