Here Are 7 Reasons To Have Children

I’m exhausted!

Why did I decide to have children?

It’s a question that many parents have asked themselves at least once in frustration.

Of course, this question usually arises when your child is crying or making life difficult for you.

When your baby cries at three in the morning or your toddler throws a tantrum, it’s easy to forget the fun side of parenthood.

Parenting can be exhausting and difficult at times, but there are so many rewards that make it one of the most rewarding tasks.

It’s often said that parenthood is that time of life when the days are long, but the years are short.

Suddenly, it seems impossible to change another diaper, wipe another runny nose or contain another tantrum.

But it’s time we focused on the positives, the things that make parenthood great.

If you’re considering becoming a parent, I suggest you focus on the positive aspects of parenthood.

After all, humans have been having babies for thousands of years, so there must be something good about parenthood after all.

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1. With a child, you have a friend for life

Yes, no one said it would be easy from the start.

You first have to get used to the fact that you’ve become a parent and that a little creature depends on you.

You may also have to get up three times an hour during the night to calm him down.

It may sound cliché, but one day, and very quickly, you’ll forget all about it and enjoy the time you’ve spent with your children.

As they grow, your love will grow too, and you’ll have friends for life.

As you work on the relationship with your children, they will always come to you for advice.

On the other hand, you’ll always have friends for walks, for reading books, for shopping and for many other things you can hardly imagine now.

2. With a child, you relive your childhood

As with many people, your childhood is probably the happiest time of your life.

You often look back on it with nostalgia, thinking how precious it would be to relive just one hour of your childhood.

Well, when you have a child, you don’t just enjoy it for an hour…

Watching your child grow up will bring back fond memories.

You also have the chance to teach your child everything you know, and show him or her the games you’ve played.

Your children will imitate everything you do.

They’ll start playing, jumping, singing and even talking like you.

All the forgotten memories will come back, and when you see your child laughing and playing, you’ll be happy.

3. Your imagination will amaze you

Children’s imaginations have no limits.

This is particularly pronounced in toddlers aged 3 to 5.

Every day with them is a new adventure that you’re sure to enjoy.

What a toddler can imagine, we adults certainly cannot.

If you listen to them when they start fantasizing, you’ll surely be mesmerized.

You can also develop their thinking and imagination by reading books and telling them stories.

Just like adults, children love to tell stories.

They listen carefully and imagine things in their heads as they see them.

As I said, their imagination knows no bounds.

4. When you’re a parent, altruism comes naturally

Of course, becoming a parent quickly attains noble virtues.

You barely sleep and once you do, the baby cries and needs you again.

We don’t want to scare you, we just want to emphasize that you’ll always find time for your child and that everything else is less important.

Your needs and desires automatically become less important, but for a good reason!

It’s important to stress that none of this is forced at all.

You do it all with great pleasure once you’ve got used to the fact that you now have a different role in life.

One day, you may find that you haven’t showered in days and your shirt is soaked in spoiled milk.

It may seem unbelievable to you right now, but one day you’ll surely remember these words.

You just don’t care!

It’s not necessarily because you don’t take care of yourself, it’s because you’re more concerned about your newborn’s needs.

It’s a perfectly natural feeling!

Your selfishness turns into altruism, and that’s one of the most loving traits a human being can have.

5. You’ll laugh like never before

Maybe it doesn’t seem special to you, but this laughter can’t be described in words.

There’s no greater joy than hearing your baby laugh for the first time.

The first time he sees your grimace when you try to make him laugh, he’ll surely laugh.

That spontaneous laugh that comes all by itself is something you’ll remember for the rest of your life.

That is, until he grows up and actually laughs at a joke without you explaining why it’s funny.

Just wait until you hear your child laughing uncontrollably with his brother or sister!

What’s more, this laughter is contagious.

When you hear your children’s joy in the form of laughter, it’s a whole new experience.

6. Hugs and kisses galore

At first, when he’s still a baby, you’ll enjoy kissing his sweet face all day long.

But later, after a few months, when he gives you that first kiss, you’ll be ecstatic!

You can’t decide what’s more emotional when your own child kisses or hugs you.

When your child hugs and kisses you, you’ll know why you had a child in the first place.

That unconditional love you feel is truly one of the most beautiful things that will ever happen to you in life.

The peace, contentment and fulfillment you feel then is something you won’t feel anywhere else!

I believe a child’s hugs and kisses can melt a stone.

7. As you get older, investments come back

Compare this situation to your own.

Now that you’re an adult, you try to help your parents as much as you can.

And not just to pay them back.

Whether it’s financial, emotional, physical or spiritual, the help is real.

A family functions as a unit.

Family, and especially your parents, are and always have been your only true friends.

We’re connected, and depending on how we contribute and care for each other, we all do well or poorly.

You just know you can count on someone and that feeling stands on its own.

It starts small – older people contribute to the cost of gas, insurance and groceries.

But it can lead to adult children becoming involved in their older parents’ lives, just as the parents were involved in their children’s.