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I was a single parent to my first child for 3.5 years. I felt very strongly that I wanted to continue my social life and that my son would just "fit right in". I can say that it worked at the time. BUT, I see the effects of that on my son now (he's almost 10). My husband step-parent adopted R and we've been in a very traditional family setting for over 6 years. I still see residual effects of his early life. While it's 'cute' that he is very self-aware and independent...well, sometimes it's not.
I'm not sure I'm making my point - and most here have already made my point for me. If you choose to have a child, your life will need to change - if it doesn't, the results for the child could be detrimental.
Make sense?
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