Look. Here’s the bottom line. Whatever preconceived notions you have about being a parent — just understand that all of those paradigms will change, once you actually have the charge of raising a healthy, happy, respectful, productive little human being. All manner of judgment you may have ever brought up against other parents will, quite possibly, be completely dismantled once you, yourself, decide to take the parenting plunge. Just to give you a heads-up, I’ve started making a list of some of the most remarkable things I’ve experienced in parenting, that they don’t necessarily tell you in the parenting books.
1. The amount of love you feel for your child, the moment you first meet, face to face, surpasses anything you ever imagined, or anything you could possibly describe. … Read the rest