So, dear readers, why did/do you want to become a parent?
P.S. Pierre wants to know the “right answer” for his personal interview next week. lol I told him no cheating. :-)
Would you know how to answer that? I was asked this question last night at our second home study visit. I didn’t know exactly how to answer. I started by saying I always wanted children... to which she followed up with why? It really had me puzzled... I should be able to answer this, right? Turns out, many of my friends were stumped too. It’s so hard to describe a feeling or at least a biological need deeply embedded into our genetic code! No one answer seems enough. I ended up saying it was because I love children and want to be a part of a child’s journey... see them grow, learn, develop. I want to know that I helped them become the person they will become. I doubt there’s a right answer to the question, but it did get me thinking. Is it so I can spend the rest of my life worrying about my child’s well-being? Is it to spend decade as a sleep deprived zombie? Is it to change countless dirty diapers? Is it to have a sully teenager tell me she hates me? Is it for baby giggles and toddler silliness? Is it for the pride of seeing my child accomplish something? Hmmm... I wonder if I can google this. :-P Of course, it's not like I get a second chance at answering the question. I doubt I can email her and say: "Now that I've consulted my panel of experts, I'd like to change me answer!" So, dear readers, why did/do you want to become a parent? P.S. Pierre wants to know the “right answer” for his personal interview next week. lol I told him no cheating. :-)
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sheila
2/8/2013 02:59:13 am
That is a tough question! I am sure that because I long for the sleep deprivation that comes with being parent isn't the right answer or the endless arguments about bedtime or what to eat or using your manners don't fit in either.
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Alexandra L.
2/8/2013 02:59:57 am
...When I knew that the woman I thought was my biological mother was not, It was clear to me that you don't need a genetic tie to love someone truly because my mother was amazing and loved me till her last breath and the memory of her love ignite my desire to be a mother someday but honestly to me there isn't a valid explanation why we want to experience parenting...we just feel the need to do so just as some other people know they don't want to be parents.
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Sarah H
2/8/2013 03:08:33 am
I've already commented elsewhere, but here it is again to add to the conversation:
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Why did I want to be a mom? Because. Because I'd always seen myself as a mom - was the "mothering type", and I wanted to see how awesome a little J & I would be, if we were so blessed. I wanted to have a little soul to hold & mold & love & laugh with, who loved me unconditionally, and vice versa of course.
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Debbie LeBlanc
2/8/2013 04:06:00 am
so you can perpetuate the human species, pass on your amazing genetic information so that future generations will be smarter and more caring of this earth and its inhabitants (sounds good eh?)
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