What if we idealized parenting? What if we wished for it so much and we overestimated our abilities and stamina? Were there ever any new parents disappointed or utterly exhausted by the new role? …And thought to themselves: “what have we done?”
Well, we kept our head down and waited cautiously. Ready to embrace the hardship, until it got better or we would learn to rejoice in the small stuff. But with the uniqueness of our “grafted family tree”, we receive immediate and purposeful gratitude, lavish and total love, expressed in every possible way (from her part)
(From our part) There is work and there are sacrifices, but they pale in comparison with even today’s parenting rewards. I’m not yet counting what’s to come. But I get giddy at the thought of our lives’ adventure.
We love. We love wholeheartedly. And that seems to be enough to fuel everything else.
Today Jaclyn said: “I like it so much here with you. This is my home!”
She is very articulate and aware of what she likes and what she doesn’t. She will pay you the most genuine and spontaneous compliments. Or she will tell you, as a matter of fact what she doesn’t like.