Parenthood

When you become a parent, it is no longer about you.  When you have a child to raise, your life is not for you to do whatever you want. When you bring another precious life into this world, you have to make decisions that are for the best this precious life. No more can you embrace and act on the ideal of “what's in it for me”. You embrace and act on the ideal of what's best for this little child.

Selflessness is what being a parent is about; sacrificing your wants for the needs of your child; putting their well being before your comfort and preferences.  This is not easy but it is do able with perfect love; Genuine agape love.

Being a parent requires you to make decisions that demonstrate love and wisdom for your child. It is not simple to make certain decision. It can be downright difficult when it hurts your core but it is needed for their growth and development.

Our kids need us to make the difficult decisions. They need to see how it's done. They need to see the strength that it takes to make those tough calls.

Our kids are completely relying on us to take care of them. They are relying on us to make the best decisions for their lives, and to set them up to be successful and grow into mature adults. They have no choice and say in the matter. They are helpless to our decisions for their lives until they are grown enough to make decisions for themselves. We need to realize the precious gift and serious responsibility of caring for them, protecting them and grooming them into mature, wise and productive men and women for this world; their world that we are leaving to them. Our gift and legacy to the world is our children.

Duane