puddlepirate44 wrote in post #4236388
Mike, I'm of the opinion that almost every parent deals with some level of selfishness when a child first arrives on the scene. It's inevitable. Just as many have to deal with some level of selfishness when they first get married. Any drastic change in life, especially when in the arena of relationships, will require some time dealing with selfishness and the call for sacrifice.
The problem arises when a person, a) remains selfish in light of the relationship's need for sacrifice, for that is the equivalent to societal cancer and b) refuses to deal with a selfish behavior to the point that they can no longer function in polite company.
I've never met a perfect parent. I have, however, met parents that learn, grow and sacrifice for the good of the other, which makes them pretty much perfect in my book, and I have met those that remain selfish to the detriment of their family, and to my personal dismay.
I believe you to be of the former, not the latter.
Mike, I'm of the opinion that almost every parent deals with some level of selfishness when a child first arrives on the scene. It's inevitable. Just as many have to deal with some level of selfishness when they first get married. Any drastic change in life, especially when in the arena of relationships, will require some time dealing with selfishness and the call for sacrifice.
The problem arises when a person, a) remains selfish in light of the relationship's need for sacrifice, for that is the equivalent to societal cancer and b) refuses to deal with a selfish behavior to the point that they can no longer function in polite company.
I've never met a perfect parent. I have, however, met parents that learn, grow and sacrifice for the good of the other, which makes them pretty much perfect in my book, and I have met those that remain selfish to the detriment of their family, and to my personal dismay.
I believe you to be of the former, not the latter.
^^^^^ he's so smart! I can NEVER think of things like this to say. ("Linus knows what he's doing. Linus knows what he's talking about"~Sally Brown 
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I wasn't sure how it would turn out. If she doesn't come back, I'll post the larger version for her.
