When you are young everything is about YOU! Toddlers are a perfect example of this. But as you grow up, hopefully, you start to realize that sometimes its about putting someone else first.
I took care of children for a long time before I had some of my own....12 years actually. I would have done whatever it took to keep them safe and cared for, even though they were not mine! But, after I had our first son, I realized that my feeling of protectiveness had gotten much stronger.
Selflessness seems to be the byproduct of parenthood. Sometimes your selfishness of younger years peaks through, but in the end your babies come first. Their needs and wants are foremost in your mind, even at your own expense.
Women tend to no longer have hot meals...because you have to feed the baby first. Daddies have to spend a lot longer saving for their toys because they want to buy something for their babies.
If they weren't your children this relationship where you give, and give, and give with no expectation of it being reciprocated would seem strange...but that is the life of a parent!
So True honey!!!!
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