NewMom: If I Don’t Love Your Kids, Will I Love My Own?
Our office has a child care center right on campus, just across the parking lot from where I work. NewGirl will be enrolled there when she’s about 4 months old, and I’m excited and comforted to know that she’ll be in a place where I already know so many of the teachers and staff. It’s just the kids that make me worry.
At Halloween they held a costume parade. All the people in our office were invited to come watch the little ones display with pride their fanciful outfits. Many of my colleagues’ own children were out there beaming with glee. I, on the other hand, was perfectly content to be on a conference call, missing all the hoopla.
Then Christmas came, and the preschoolers sang carols for all us hardworking office folk. I honestly just wasn’t all that interested or willing to brave the chilly air to poke my head outside to watch the display.
What will happen when NewGirl is on parade? Will my maternal instinct kick in? Will I drop everything and watch as someone pushes her in a buggy so everyone can see the fabulous costume I artfully fashioned for her out of three pieces of felt, five safety pins, and a pipe cleaner? Will I think the people back at their desks paying no mind at all to these adorable creatures are just scrooges at heart? I bet I will.
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2 comments:
I wondered that too. I always liked kids, but I never really liked babies. Until I had my own of course. Now I love my babies more than anything and other people's aren't so bad (because they remind me how my own were)
A little bit selfish, but no one is perfect.
It's alot easier to enjoy being around other kids when your own child is on the same levelas the others (for me anyways) Though I was just the opposite. Before I had any kids I loved to be around all kids. When I had my own I suddenly wanted to be around kids that were at the same stage as my own.
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