swallows-are-for-hope reblogged
You cannot become a parent just because you want a baby that guy you made is gonna start having independent thoughts faster than you think he will
on Father’s Day, sitting in a restaurant with my parents and my brother, my mom commented idly that THIS was what she wanted when she & my dad started planning for kids almost 40 years ago. Not how cute a baby would be, not teaching a child to read or ride a bike, but THIS - a holiday meal with her two adult children who are grown and happy, living lives they enjoy. And I thought how lucky I am, that I have her. To know that my whole life was what she wanted and looked forward to, not just my infancy or childhood. To know that she was looking forward to knowing me, as a full and complete person.
#Can I post the whole of#On children#by Kahlil Gibran#in the tags#Your children are not your children#They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself#...#You may house their bodies but not their souls#For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow#which you cannot visit#not even in your dreams#It should be required readings for would-be parents