I've given this post a lot of thought. Please don't take offense to my brash terminology in describing how I really feel about you, and the definition provided in your dictionary for an aforementioned word "Parent."
To emphasize the vague nature of the definition used, I have provided it here for reference.
1par·ent
noun \ˈper-ənt\
1
a : one that begets or brings forth offspring
b : a person who brings up and cares for another
2
a : an animal or plant that is regarded in relation to its offspring .......give me a moment.
Breathe..........
Breathe..........
Ok. First of all......YOU..........Mr. MAN!-
-may have forgot a few descriptive sentences-
c: a person who is willing to sacrifice copious amounts of sleep to ensure the safety and comfort of their sleeping child.
d: a person who neglects their own self hygiene (sometimes for days) in order to never leave a child unattended, even for a single moment.
e: a person who places all childhood dreams on hold, or deletes completely, in order to facilitate the dreams of their child.
f; a person who mistakenly is complemented on their french manicure in wal-mart just to embarrassingly admit that it is in fact not a manicure, but is desitin caked under their nails.
g: a person who takes up residence in their buffet pants, in order to be prepared to cuddle on the couch and take a nap at a moments notice (granted there are no other children that require attention or need in the time it will take to take a nap.)
h: a person who replaces close friendships with adults for a close relationship with "Max and Ruby, Bubble Guppies, Blues Clues, and Yo Gabba Gabba"
i: a person who tolerates "Yo Gabba Gabba"
j: a person who looks at their child and unwillingly beings to cry because the idea of being trusted with such a beautiful gift is so overwhelming.
k: a person who chooses their tiny human over them selves, over and over and over again.
l: a person who understands the value of innocence, chases butterflies, believes in the color pink, thinks mud is a cure all, jumps higher than any kid on the trampoline (to show how great it is to be grown up), and is warm even when it is cold outside.
m: a person who prays for one more day, every day.
n: a person who understands that their ultimate goal is to raise a child, into an adult, that will one day leave to begin their own successful attempt at life, with the full understanding that the moment they leave, your heart leaves with them; wherever they go.
o: a person who allows their heart to walk around outside of their body.
p: a person who stays awake all night to study, because building a fort in the front room was more important during the day.
q: a person who forgets what it feels like to go to the bathroom alone.
r: a person who is capable of making up a voice for every toy your child decides to humanize.
s: a person who is consistently apologizing for the mess to all guests who dare tread into the childhood dream home, because you have set up a road way on the floor, that spans the entire length of the house, and there is just no room for giant monsters to walk through town.
t: a person who takes off their warm dry gloves, to exchange them for a tiny pair of sopping wet frozen mittens.
u: a person who is baffeled by the ability of tiny socks to stand up, walk around, and hide in the most inconspicuous places to avoid being placed in a matched pair on a child's foot.
v: a person who is so filled with inexplicable love that it threatens to explode their heart at any given second.
w: a person who worries in such great detail that the idea of stalking their child, and embarrassing them in public is the absolute least of their worries.
x: a person who is as excited, if not more excited about Christmas, Easter, Halloween, a lost tooth, and Disney land than their child.
y:
z: a person who clings to every second of every day spent in the presence of any child as a gift.
.........blah blah blah.....you get the point.
In regard to your recent on-line publication, please take note that a link may be drawn directly to this page to give people a slightly more realistic approach to parenting. Keep in mind, this only scratches the surface, granted we only have 26 letters in the alphabet.
I think the most important definition (and one i didn't include in my preliminary list) would probably go as follows.
A1: a person who's intentions lie, unwavering, in the best interest of a child, with a fair understanding of failure (despite your best efforts) being inevitable, and success never being recognized (because success is always given to the child).
Mr. Webster, I am a parent as you have described in a:. However, due to extenuating circumstances, I cannot repeat that process and "bring forth more offspring." I would like to be a parent in all descriptions (except the plant thing....that is a little much for me). I would like to be b : a person who brings up and cares for another.
Sincerely,
Carrie Mae Mair
This is the type of parent I want to be. This is the type of parent I try to be every day. Failure is inevitable in certain aspects, I am a witness of mass proportions to that. And success is given to the child, as a victory in their life regardless of the scope. Being a small part of that is enough. My family and I want another child, to show these things to. We would like to adopt a baby. If you have one, or know of one that may need a parent or two, we fit the description. Please feel free to contact us, any time, day or night.
Carrie Mae 435-724-8511
Kenny 435-724-8512
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