The nature of a mother's love

Whether you decide to have children or if it is a surprise, the love a mother feels for her children is unsurpassed. Now, I am not saying that there aren’t bad mother’s out there, people who should never have had children, but for the most part mother’s love their children with all of their heart. I believe the depth of this love comes from something that has been instilled in us from the beginning. There is a place in all of our hearts that is reserved for the children we will have, whether we give birth to them or if they are adopted. This part of our heart has the capacity to love our children like nothing else.

I believe God instilled in us the ability to love our children at times more than ourselves. We sacrifice for them, whether it is giving up food or clothing so that they don’t go without. There have been many times I would go with much less so that my children didn’t suffer. When you become a parent they become your world. That is the way it should be, they should be your focus. Without you they won’t learn how to be responsible adults, how to have fun and enjoy life.

Father’s fall into this category also. Unfortunately, they aren’t able to spend the time with children that mothers are because they have to work to support the family. They sacrifice in a different way; they sacrifice their time so that their children don’t have to suffer. Families need to work on spending the time together to overcome the obstacles that society puts in place to stymie parents and their relationship with their children. Both parents have to build a relationship with their children that is open for communication and discussions. This doesn’t mean that you allow your children to rule the household. They still have rules to follow and have to realize the parents have the final say, but if parents talk to their children the teenage years will be much easier.

Most people think of children and their hearts melt. They think of the little babies and the cute toddlers and it is this feeling that people receive that is the basis for the love we have for our children. It is all encompassing and never ending. When our children our born, they grasp your finger for the first time and they smile into your eyes and you are hooked from day one. Children are the epitome of love.