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I don’t know what I’d do as a parent

Back when I was 16 I remember my boyfriend at the time invited me to Six flags with his aunt who had two kids. One of them was 7(?) the other was 2(?).

I remember she asked me to get her youngest out of the van while she settled all her belongings and calmed down her other child. For like 30 seconds I was panicking on how to pick up the kid correctly. Since I wasn’t around children much and I didn’t want to do it wrong.

Later that day my boyfriend had to go to the bathroom and handed the youngest to me. And she started bawling. I started crying after a few minutes cause nothing I did to calm her down worked. Made me think that I wouldn’t be a good mom.

Now fast forward to about 6 years later. I’m 23 now. And I don’t want a kid now or soon. (Not at least until my fiancé (different guy) has deployed and come back) He’s always mentioned that he wants kids. And they’re times when I watch how he takes care of our dog and how he acts around other people’s kids that I feel like he would be a great person to have a family with- and for a moment I see myself starting a family with him. I still think back to that and panic inside...

Any advice?
JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
It will probably get better with time.

All my life I have never wanted kids, because I thought they would be a burden, or they were annoying and loud, etc.

But as I have aged I find them at times to be a joy, and I seem to do OK around them. Of course I have never babysat a child, or been responsible for one.

Right now I just feel too old, worn out, and settled in my ways to want to raise children, even if it was someone else's teen children from another marriage. Heck, I am not sure I would even want to be a step father to adult children.

But sometimes I wonder, if I were young again, and got married, would I want to start a family then, while I felt I had the energy? Yet when I am at a mall and hear screeching children I tell myself, "Nope nope nope." I have tinnitus and children often do aggravate it. But even if that did not happened I do not like it. Evolution sure has made children specialists in gaining our attention!
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I feel for you. I think once you have a child the love you have for him/her will out weigh your fear of raising them correctly.

 
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