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Before I was a
Parent
Anonymous
Before I was a
Parent I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry
whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought
about immunizations.
Before I was a
Parent - I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete
control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all
night.
Before I was a
Parent I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do
tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked
into teary eyes and cried.
I never got
gloriously happy over a simple grin I never sat up late hours at
night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a
Parent I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to
put it down.
I never felt my
heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that
something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that
I could love someone so much.
I never knew I
would love being a Parent.
Before I was a
Parent - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my
body.
I didn't know how
special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know
that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know
that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a
Parent - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10
minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known
the warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the
satisfaction of being a Parent.
I didn't know I
was capable of feeling so much before I was a Parent.
And before I was
a Grandparent, I didn't know that all those "Parent" feelings more
than doubled when you see that little bundle being held by "your
baby"... |
