How Having A Son Changed My Life

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Parenting is said to be one of the most rewarding things in life. Seeing your child for the first time is a breath taking experience that no other moment in a woman’s life can match up to. It can also be a very scary moment, especially when you are just a kid yourself. Having a child at a young age is not only challenging because you are responsible for another human being day in and day out, but also because to be a good parent you have to reach deep inside yourself. You have to find your full potential and remember it isn’t only about yourself anymore. You must be the best possible version of yourself and be a positive example for your son or daughter. There’s someone that is much more important than you. Some people will rise to the occasion. …show more content…

From Christmas to birthdays, I always had the best of the best. Basically, I always got anything and everything that I wanted, even if I didn’t necessarily need it. Being raised that way made me extremely spoiled. When I was 18, I had a son. This completely changed my outlook on everything. Although it took me a while to adjust, I soon realized that nothing was about me anymore. I realized that it did not matter what I want or need. It had changed from being all about me to being all about my son. My day revolved around feeding him, playing with him, and making sure he was happy, no matter what I had going on that day. I had to do a complete turnaround when my son was born. I had to stop being the selfish teenager that I was and become a selfless mother to this child who completely relied on me. Having my son at such a young age taught me the power of change. I became a selfless young woman, as opposed to the selfish teenage girl that I was not long …show more content…

Normal teenagers are partying and constantly worrying about things that don’t matter in the grand scheme of life. As a teenager, I did not always worry about what others thought about me if I did something questionable. That all changed when I became a parent. I was not the only person affected by the things that I did anymore. After my son was born, I realized that there was another person in this world now that was affected by the actions that I made in my day to day life. I soon noticed that my son watched every single thing that I did. I began to recognize that his actions mirrored mine in many ways. Then, I came to the realization that I was a role model, and that how I act on a daily basis truly mattered. I no longer made rash decisions or did something that I had to second guess. I began to think very seriously about every action I made and how it would affect my child. Having a child at such a young age not only made me grow up quickly, but it made me hold myself accountable for every action that I

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