The other night as I laid in bed unable to fall asleep, I had a strange revelation. I realized that becoming a mom or dad is much more than having a child. It is the the complete surrender of yourself for the rest of your life. Once you become Mom or Dad to your child, you can never again regain yourself. To them you have no other name, and in that they have just depleted you of any other personality. For the duration of your parenthood, being the Mom or Dad is your main priority and often your only job. I have the utmost respect for those that have the ability to have children. I myself can't imagine having to live for someone else first. Their needs are put before your own, and I think while a necessary part of parenting, is completely unfair to the mother or father. I think it lies mostly in the taking away of your name. It's a bit odd if you think of it. There are hundreds of thousands of moms, and they all share the same title. If a child were to scream Mom in a store- many more people than just their mother would respond. Wouldn't it make more sense to keep your name? It'd be so much easier to identify your parents if they got to keep their names and identities. Children aren't solely referred to as daughter or son by their parents, although they still keep that position. I don't have much of a point- but it all seems a little weird.
