I know that we have lots of people really trying hard and sometimes not succeeding but does anyone ever have moments of panic where the enormity of getting pregnant, giving birth, and then parenting for maybe more than 18 years starts to completely freak you out?
Ok, I totally agree with you on everything, except one thing (and no one get upset - please!). It's that you have to parent for maybe more than 18 years? Sorry, once a parent, always a parent. You will always be parenting, even if your child/ren aren't living at home. It's just natural.
That being said, of course I get scared! I get scared that I won't be a good mother, that my DH won't be a good father, that I'll have PDD (I suffer from depression), that we won't be able to give our kids everything we want to financially, I worry about society and the environment and what kind of world we'll be leaving our kids, I'm scared my kid(s) won't be good people...countless fears resonate through my mind...I just have to trust in myself and my DH and that we'll do the best we can and that's all we can do. We turned out ok so we should be able to teach our kids the right things to make good decisions. That's really all you can do if you decide to go ahead and have kids.
I think everyone has fears, and if you don't, you're lying to yourself. It's natural, but it will all work out.
Exactly. It's a life long commitment. But, for most people, as soon as your DC looks up at you and say "Mama" or "Dada" that makes it all worthwhile. I do know a few people that that wasn't enough, they are the odd-ones, and they didn't want kids and an accident happened...they still support the child, but aren't heavily involved. So, does it scare me?? Hell yeah!
point taken.
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