Parenthood

I was just talking to someone on a bus ride the other day about how whole-hearted parents are. When you have a child, you commit yourself to 18 years of caring for another human and teaching them everything for the first years of their life. You are that kid's lifeline. Also, you agree to fund their education and life and share your food with them for 18 years. Sometimes even longer. You're planting ideas in that kid's head, teaching them everything they know outside of school. It's so much commitment. I guess it just really hits you when you're getting closer to becoming an independent person, a true adult, that you owe so much to the people that raise you. And it's not always your parents alone, but the person that raises you has such an impact on who you become. Just, appreciate that for a second. The small scale I always think on is all the food that my mom and dad share with me. My mom always buys meals for me and makes sure I always get ice cream before she has a scoop. There's always milk in the fridge, food on the shelves, and my parents always serve my brother and I first. It's like always having a guest in your house. We've always been their number one priorities. Parents are so selfless.

So I guess, thank your parents? And if you want to become a parent someday, you're giving up so much. Be ready to cease to exist. All of your soul should go to your child and making them happy and successful, and I always feel fortunate that that's exactly what my parents have done for me. They focused so much energy on my brother and I, and raising us, I can't wait to make something out of all their hard work.

Be grateful
Claire

(This post is realllllllly cheesy but I wrote it with an inspiring guitar solo playing in my headphones, and I'm just never gonna go back and edit it, and it'll stay preserved as this nice, uplifting, and very cheesy post. Which is how it should be. Parents work hella hard and we shouldn't forget it.)

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