• Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      3 months ago

      Choosing to have kids means you’re going to have a tiny human that you can shape and nurture into an incredible adult. The choices you make as a parent directly impact how your kid grows up, what they do professionally or for fun, their values and their moral compass. Its a huge responsibility but also its incredibly rewarding when you see the choices you made actively make your child into a better person. Every time you see your child make the right choice on their own based entirely on your earlier guidance, every achievement that they make, every little improvement in their capabilities

      • Bwilder@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        3 months ago

        This is a really wholesome view, if only it were more common. The comment you responded to sure seems bitter, but I can see where they are coming from. Most people I know are carrying some level of trauma passed down from parents that did not fully consider the responsibilities they were taking on. Plenty of people have kids for selfish reasons and then fail to take responsibility for the negative ways they shape them. It sounds like you have been fortunate.

    • Feathercrown@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      3 months ago

      What? They can be a joy and a responsibility worth celebrating without being a trophy or martial[sic] aid.