i have an 8 year old sister and im 21. so i've seen her grow up quite well and i think i know the difficulties of raising a child. but raising a child is not all difficulties, sleepless nights and shitty diapers.
i'll never forget the first day when my sister smiled for the first time. many people claim that the first words are very majestic and legendary moments, but i think this is much cooler.
until that time, she was only eating, crying, taking shits and piss. but one day, my mother called me and told me to take a look. when i was calling her name she was looking at me and smiling. a moment of pure happiness. it was pure. it isnt like anything so the ones who say they dont want any kids and that, shut your mouths and wait. you never know what time will bring and what beautiful things it holds for you.
there was one other thing, too. i'll also never forget the look on my mother's face when she held my sister in her hands for the first time in the hospital. nothing can describe it.
im sure of one thing. i want to have a kid (or two) if i find the right mother. until them im happy with them being as girlfriends. whenever a depressed person comes up and says that life is not worth living or asks what is there to live for, i always say the same thing: being a father.
so those of you who have children, tell some of your similar moments. susie, mick, ikeaboy, do you have any?