But You Were A Baby Too..

Aren’t babies and little children adorable? I’m always amazed at how adults refer to little children as if they’ve  never  been a child themselves.  They marvel at how kids are able to do certain things at a certain age, the things that they say, and many times they say “I can’t believe how smart he or she is.” I always wondered why do people react in this way since we could not be adults without being babies and children first. I have asked people the question and the response is  ”Oh I know” or “I don’t remember being a child.”

Then there’s the thought of wanting to have a child of our own when one sees a baby or a little child. You look at them and they are so adorable and some are so sweet and loving that you want to take them home with you. After all isn’t the need for procreation embedded in our DNA?  The question is do we all need to have children? or even Are we all supposed to have children? The answer is obviously no. When I think of my own life and everything I’ve been through since the day I was born I feel that in some way I am still that baby that child who was never attended to, never loved, or taken care of and now that I am an adult it is my responsibility to take good care and look after myself instead of bringing a child into the world and not be able to given him or her the emotional love and support I never had. Now that I am wiser and older I believe I would be a good parent but instead of thinking of myself I think of the child and his or her future with me or without me. The last thing I wish for myself is to bring a child into this world to fill a void in my life or to somehow change my world because it will never happen, the only true change that can take place is within me and only I can do that. Nonetheless I love children and I am amazed at the process of creation every single day of my life. And to all who have children, God bless you, make sure you take good care of them and give them a good life otherwise why bring them here in the first place.

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Babies don’t need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of. – Amy Heckerling