Anyone can make a baby, but that doesn't mean anyone should be a parent. Parenting is a selfless and demanding job that last a lifetime. It takes courage, strength, objectivity, patience, putting your wants/needs second, focus, endurance, spirituality, sacrifice, willingness to learn from mistakes, dedication, time, listening skills, attention to details, ability to be the parent no matter what, ability to say no, wisdom to say yes, backbone to acknowledge that your child is not perfect and does have faults and may not be one of the good guys, discipline, planning, MONEY, but above all - LOVE (unmeasurable, yet, tough when need be). My grandmother said, "Having children is a selfish act cause children don't ask to be born. We make the choice to have'em or not even though we don't got the money or what it's gonna take to raise that child. Ain't like a doll you can sit aside when you tied of playing wit it. So, thank twice fo' you spread yo legs, child. Then, thank again."
2006-06-22
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