Parenting is a lot of things, and of course it’s different for every person who experiences it. Recently, I started reading a wonderful book (thank you Hitha, for the recommendation!) that so far has really struck a chord with me in terms of the parent I hope to be.
In a paragraph early on, the author (a psychiatrist and mother of three) is explaining what she wants the reader will take away from her book, and she offers her insight into what parenting really and truly is. It’s two sentences that I have re-read maybe 100 times, and that resonate so deeply with me:
‘Sometimes we’re just brought to our knees by parenting. We care so much, love so deeply, and want so badly to get it right.’
Every time I read them, I tear up. What an honor it is to be someone’s parent – I cherish the responsibility, and hope that I am going a good job.
