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Being A Caring Person Doesn’t Mean You Will Be A Good Parent!
“I don’t believe that having love for a few adults translates into doing a fantastic job nurturing and raising babies and small children who cannot do for themselves.
The two are not the same in the slightest.”
I just got off the phone with my fake father, a man who is one of the most influential people in my life. He watched me grow up and we have developed a bond that deems him a father figure in my life.
As we were catching up on the lives of his biological children, he asked me if I was dating. “Oh no. I don’t want to get married or have kids,” I responded.
He fell quiet for a few moments. So I continued to explain.
“Can you see me taking care of anything? I would make a terrible mother!” I stated. My blunt yet honest judgment of myself prompted him to finally speak.
“No, you would make a great mother! I mean, you are such a caring person. You care about others. You even care about this old man you’re on the phone with,” he said chuckling. I couldn’t help but laugh along as he continued.
“Parenting instincts definitely kick in. It is natural to protect your own. This is why parents will defend their children even when they know they are in the wrong.”
