Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Just Because
I wanted to tilte this weeks thought "just because". I know it might seem a little starnge to you guys but, sometimes we take life for granted and we think that we're entitled to everything. But I took some time this week to reflect on why we think that way. Oft times we think just because we take care of our kids, after they become an adult they owe us. That's so not the case. We give birth, raise them, love them & try to prepare them for the real world. But just because our kids grow up, move out & do well, doesn't mean that we a re entitled to what they have. It's our jobs as parents to help our kids thrive and for me personally, I want my kids to better than I did, achieve more. Not everyone thinks that way though. It's sad when we think that we did our kids a favor by doing what we were put here to do. We want gifts from them, but what we fail to realize is that our kids are the gifts. Children are a gift from God and are only loaned to us for a short while until God see fit to take them back. In the end nobody can love them like he can, not even us.
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I got pregnant with my first child 9 months after I got married and it was a tubal pregnancy. It was one of the hardest things I have ever been through. We tried for years after to have a child with no luck. Finally when we thought all hope was lost I got pregnant again. I was so excited until I started spotting. I was assured that all was well and I carried her til 35 weeks and had an emergency c- section because of complications. Then 5 months later I was pregnant again with my second little girl. There is not a day that goes by that I do not feel blessed. I have never felt that being a parent is an obligation but a priviledge. I do understand how some parents think you owe them, I have first hand experience in that field. I want my girls to have it all and to see them happy is all the payment I will ever need.
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