Gathered Birth

I mean, it’s not wrong!

If you’re still searching for that perfect gift…

Your children take you for granted. And that’s good.
The thanklessness of parenthood can be really hard. We love our children, of course, but the constant giving, pouring, tending, and nurturing is a lot, especially when all we “get back” are tantrums, eye roles, and complaints about dinner. It’s only human to crave a sense of appreciation. And certainly, it’s our responsibility as parents to teach children about gratitude, and the importance of expressing our thanks.
But I think it’s also okay that our kids take us for granted. Actually, I think it’s great.
Because in us, they find their safety.
Their ability to fully exhale.
Their ability to simply be.
Their source of unconditional love.
Their rock.
Maybe it’s not that they don’t appreciate us. Maybe they appreciate us so much that we have become like oxygen or sunlight. Every day, we’re just…there. Without question, judgment, or hesitation.
They don’t understand that they might say “thank you” for that because they can’t imagine it any other way.
What a gift it is to be so trusted by our children that we are taken for granted.