Disclaimer: I had typed this up and saved it and thought I scheduled it to be posted yesterday, but somehow or another (probably me doing something wrong) it didn't post.
I decided that I would share with everyone why I love being a parent....and why you should love being a parent too. First, it's about unconditional love. I have someone in my life that I love unconditionally and that loves me back, unconditionally. She will always be part of my life. My daughter brings me so much joy that I sometimes feel like I am going to explode.
I love being a parent because I am raising a child into an adult. I get to teach her how to be responsible. I get to teach her right from wrong. But I also get to sit back and watch her grow. From an infant to toddler - from toddler to child - child to preteen - preteen to teenager - teenager to adult. I get to experience all of her milestones, all of her achievements and be there to comfort her when she feels let down or defeated. As the years go by, I also know that my daughter will become my best friend. She will be the one who always loves me and I always love her.
Being a parent is hardwork, but it is hardwork that gives a lot of rewards. One day she will be grown and married and become of parent herself - and then I will be a grandparent - and I will love that too. Now I cannot lie and say that there are disappointments. It's not always a fairy tail, but life in general is not a fairy tale.
So why should you love being a parent too? Because your child deserves it! You child deserves the unconditional love that being a parent is. You child deserves a cheerleader behind them all the way and they deserve a person who will help shape them into responsible, loving, productive members of society. But beyond all of that - you should love being a parent just because you ARE a parent. You are blessed more than you will every possibly know.
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