Parenting

Every time someone learns that I have a special child, expectedly, the next question is….How did you take it? OR How were you able to accept him? And that happens nine out of ten times. My answer always surprises them…. Do I have a choice? He is my son! And I guess, I never thought about it…I never thought that I had a choice! Like I’ve said, he is my son.

Parenting is not an easy thing. It takes to actually be one and realize, oh my God, this is a living thing! Someone who actually depends and trusts me completely on the choices and decision I make, on their behalf. How I raise them, how I act around them, how I deal with them will shape who they are and who they will be for the rest of their lives. While it’s true that at some point, they grow up and they’re going to make their choices, but how they turn up in the future, somehow has something to do with how we raise them.

There is no perfect way to raise kids. Sometimes, life throws you into situations and circumstances and you just have to trust that they will turn out to be okay.

For all those single people out there, who want to get married and have kids, or vice-versa, think again…it’s not an easy task and it’s not a simple responsibility. Financial expenses (vaccinations, education, etc) are not the only consideration –it’s a life.

I am not a perfect mother myself and I don’t claim to be one. So it’s not in my place too, to judge other people how they bring up their kids – I can only share my experiences and in the same way, I can also learn from them.