by Elle Reeves

Created on: May 23, 2008

Every parent must make a sacrifice for their child(ren). I am a young mother of a five and six year old. It did not work out with their father, he was mean, and that was the first sacrifice I had to make. I wanted them to grow up in a loving home, without arguing or tension, so we moved on. I sacrificed by giving up the "easy way out" and staying with their father.

The sacrifices have continued over the years. I stay home instead of going out and I am happy with that, I love spending time with my children. My going out consists of going to the park or the animal shelter to walk the dogs and feed the cats. The only "me" time I get is grocery shopping, which I don't enjoy that much.
I have also sacrifice "love" relationships. I sacrifice having relationships because we have been together alone for so long now, I know it would be hard for them to let anyone else in. I am fine with that. I love my kids and I do not mind giving up relationships that may not last, or going out. I also worry that my kids will feel neglected if someone else comes into the picture. I have always told myself that I would never bring anyone into their life unless I know for sure that they are going to be here permanently. To find that, means that I will have to give up time running our busy lives, and I really do not have the spare time to date.
Every parent sacrifices time for their child(ren). Going to work, driving them to school, cooking dinner, cleaning up, shopping and all the rest. Every single minute of my life is dedicated to my children. I cook for them, clean up after them, drive them to school, videotape their plays and concerts, pick them up for school, take care of them when they are sick, read to them, play with them, attend the PTO meetings and the list goes on and on.
This past Mother's Day, a day I feel I deserve, I spent the whole day taking care of my two that had come down with the flu.
Basically, a parent has to sacrifice their entire life and body for their child(ren). I would do anything for my children, no matter what it was. Any other parent will say the same. It really is an unconditional love that I never felt before until I had mine.
In the end, after all these sacrifices are made, they don't seem to be a sacrifice.People that don't want to have kids just do not want to sacrifice their time or give up anything.
I am happy with what I don't get to do sometimes, in the end my family of three is going to live happily ever after.

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