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Today's Moment: Children

Here's today's "Take a Moment": Children

I made a vow long ago that I didn't want children. I spoiled my sister's kid, but generally thought kids were misbehaving selfish brats. Noisy. Snotty. Sometimes brought laughter to my heart, but I wasn't ready to be unselfish myself.

Then my Son came along (protection is NOT 100% preventative).

I knew the moment of conception. Within moments, I began throwing up and didn't stop for 4 months. The stirring of little gas bubbles turned out to be a little being moving around, trying to get comfortable. The strawberry-blond head, round at birth, framed by the swaddling. Tiny toes and fingers. A different cry for each need. A required surgery at 9 months. My boy made me love him from the first millisecond, and while our road has been very difficult, it's been worth it.

Hubby has always wanted children but never had the opportunity. He missed out on rubbing a pregnant belly, the swollen feet, the cravings, and the blessings of a first smile and magnificant gurgle. We're trying to conceive together, but we're both old. Meanwhile he's finding out what love and a family means.

I almost missed this. Being a mom, I mean. Because I thought most children were brats, and the products of bad parenting.

Give thanks for a child in your life. And if you have none...

why?


at 12/02/2008 05:00:00 AM
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