Parental Choice Reflection Paper

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1. Do you think that human beings are inherently born to be parents? This is a question that is not clearly answered in a black or white, this is a time when the shade of gray comes into play. I believe that many individuals are truly born with the natural ability and need to be parents that were impacted by the way they may have been raised themselves or certain aspects of their upbringing. Some just naturally have that motherly or fatherly instincts to protect and nurture, that does not mean that all of these individuals should be parents or even are able to be parents, yet they possess this gift. Some people just don’t seem to have the knack or need to nurture which does not make them flawed it’s just who they are. I have met a few people over the years that are parents and I just understand why they ever had kids, in fact, they can’t stand their kids. This would have been a good time to have used birth control for these individuals instead creating human beings that you as the parent don’t even like. I know that sounds harsh and I do not mean for that to be, but some people think parenting is one way and are shocked when they find out the reality of being a parent.
I felt after reading the articles that attending classes to get a feel for what really parenting entails was a great idea and wish more individuals were aware of them before moving forward in a serious relationship. I think the divorce rate would drop as well due to the awareness of reality that would be received from take the classes. While dating someone and things begin to get serious I think it’s extremely imperative that couples discuss their beliefs and values and expectations of the relationship and their feelings on children and how they should be r...

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My daughter was twenty one when she got married and they waited till she was twenty five to start a family and found out that it was not easy for her to get pregnant in fact she was not able to. They tried many costly procedures over the years and they felt very defeated in their efforts. My daughter Jessica was born to be a mom, from the day her younger brother was born she mothered him like her own, in fact, they are so close to this day because of it. There was no better mother to be than her yet she was unable to get pregnant. They were going to try one last procedure then they were going to give up and the doctor told them they had a one in ten chance this last time. Well the time had come and thankfully she conceived what now my two year old grandson, Isaiah! What a blessing and miracle he is. She is the best mom ever hopefully in time they will have more.

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