Having a baby is a wonderful blessing, a gift from God but for some young parents after the initial news the "novelty" wears off and so many people take this for granted. Your own lives and interests become top priority and this precious little gift becomes more of a burden than a blessing. You begin to pass them off on relatives and friends or anyone who will babysit so you can "do you". You become bitter and impatient and yell at them and even hit them for things they've done in innocence.
What we fail to realize is that if we just take our focus off of our selfish desires we'd awaken to the amazing life developing under our watch. Being a parent means we are responsible for not only nurturing and caring for this child but shaping, guiding and molding who they become. The biggest regret of my life was putting myself before my daughter as a young mother when she was a baby. Although I eventually got it together after being checked by my loved ones I was torn at the fact that I will never get back that time lost. She was only a one year old once and that was such an important age in her development.
There is nothing wrong with being a young parent, but there is plenty wrong with neglecting or abusing your child because you are frustrated that a decision you made is now interfering with your "life" as if they had a choice. This child IS your life and they are completely dependent on you. Embrace parenting and make a conscious decision to give this little person the best experiences life has to offer. There's no greater feeling or accomplishment than seeing your beautiful child become a wonderful person. You're all they've got, give their life a chance for greatness.
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