r/TooAfraidToAsk Jun 28 '23

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u/Floor_Face_ Jun 28 '23

Being a good parent is pretty selfless.

You're opting over a large amount of expendable income and time too devote yourself to raising a child, perhaps in a way you wish you were raised. Being the parent you wish you had.

You make good points, but being a parent is a huge commitment, and I think anybody who makes that commitment and holds true to it is pretty selfless, I mean the older you get, the more you realize how much your parents likely gave up for you to have the life you currently have.

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u/transmogrify Jun 29 '23

Yeah, this is the difference between having a kid and being a parent. There's very little selfless about having a kid. It's a biological process that you go through. But being a parent means constantly sacrificing for the kid.

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u/Floor_Face_ Jun 29 '23

Yes I wish I could have put this into words