Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Letter to an Expectant Parent


When the pregnancy test is positive, your attitude is meant to be too.  You think that all your emotions are meant to be joy, excitement and pride. But it is normal to feel nervousness, anxiety, uncertainty and even, perhaps, a looming sense of dread.

photo credit: cafemama

You look at the world around you, and all its imperfections and you wonder what you’ve done bringing a new soul into it to suffer amidst the mess you and the generations before you created.