Monday, August 2, 2010
pre parenting screening!
I swear, the world would be a lot better if they made you have some sort of test or apply for a license before having kids (pets too). I mean, I know things were done before medicine was what it is now- but look at how much better things are now! When I found out I was pregnant, I instantly researched for do's and don'ts, I thought most people did. I also listened when the doctor told me what was & wasn't acceptable. I mean I cut out the little bit of caffeine I did take in (sweet tea), except for when I'm out at a restaurant, nothing with aspartame, and certainly no medications. I'm not the worlds greatest at remembering my prenatals & I've eaten a few crabcakes and some shrimp, but if thats the worst I've done than man I should be accepted to saint-hood. When you become pregnant, it is no longer about yourself, but it IS about the child you're growing inside of you & what is best for him/her. Really, there isn't anything that I would do intentionally to harm my child. What really baffles me is the fact that some people sit back & openly admit their caffeine usage, taking pain killers & such, and drinking alcohol while pregnant while there are woman who can't have babies or have lost multiple pregnancies. I hope these brainless pregnant woman are better when they're children are born & throughout their lives... for nothing more than the child's sake.
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Amen. What this woman ('cause I know who prompted this) doesn't seem to understand is the bigger picture. If she can't stand to pass on caffeine and alcohol while she's pregnant how in the world will she make the bigger sacrifices parenting calls for? Caffeine and alcohol for 9 months is the least this child will ask of her!
ReplyDeleteFrom here on out, her heart is no longer her own.
The next time she sees a cute pair of shoes she'll set them back on the shelf and head to the area with the size 0 tennies.
Pedicures and hair appointments will take a backseat to a more comfortable stroller and the more expensive carseat.
Everytime she imagines taking a vacation with just her husband she'll have second thoughts about what fun it would be to take her child to Sea World, or Disney, or home to see grandparents.
The first day of school her heart will walk away, and she won't be there to protect it. She will spend the day watching the clock, as excited as her child to talk about the first day of school.
She'll agonize, wondering if she's taught him to stand up for himself, without crossing a line into bullying.
The day she brings him home from the hospital she will realize- for the first time ever- that every other freaking car on the road is driven by a lunatic, and who the heck thought speed limits over 25 mph were a good idea?!
Well... maybe not this woman. She doesn't seem to understand the sacrifices involved in parenting. She doesn't understand that you're HAPPY to make these sacrifices because it means you've been blessed with your own personal angel.
OK, off my soapbox :)