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This article is from the Good Things About
Having Kids FAQ, by Benjamin V.C. Collins,
collins@campus.mlc.edu with numerous contributions by others.
60 Good Having Kids Answer
Avern,
Although everyone has already described (and beautifully) things that in
essence can't be put into words, I'm going to put into my 2 cents. When I
look into my daughter's eyes (she's 18 months old) I cannot remember not
knowing her little self, not knowing her expression. She came from us
full-blown, a human being, with her own likes and dislikes that were not
at all what I, her control-freak mother, had planned for her. Living with
her is an honor as I am able to watch the development and flowering of a
life. People told me when I was pregnant that it was hard work having
children but that there were rewards here and there that made up for it.
So far, I think the reward side far outweighs the work side. Before I
had my baby, I used to sweat the small stuff. I used to look at my own
navel (metaphorically) for sheer lack of other things to do. Motherhood
has had the added benefit of taking me away from a selfish/self-centered
life. Some people would call that sacrifice but I call it redemption.
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