what sacrifices have you made for your children?
@mytwo_daughters (2663)
United States
November 11, 2006 3:00pm CST
some things in my nursing career. I gave up my avon and other businesses.
4 responses
@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
2 Jan 07
I don't think that I sacrificed anything when our son was born, because we felt blessed just to have him at long last. LOL
By the time our son was born we were knee deep in mortgage, farm etc and he added another dimension to our marriage. I did return to work after he was born and was lucky to be able to negotiate a very good contract with my employers. They allowed me to not be at work if there was anything that I wanted to attend with related to our son.
Anything I have done for our son, has been done through choice and love. No sacrifice at all, because nothing in the way of time, attention and love can be too much for any child. They are our future after all.
@mytwo_daughters (2663)
• United States
2 Jan 07
That is an excellent response, and I don't want to call it idealistic because it is a beautiful sentiment. However, there are some of us that literally have to quit our jobs in order to take care of our children or loved ones. My mother had to quit her job to take care of my father. Be that as it may, yes, no one is saying children are not blessings, or gifts....
We as mothers do whatever our chldren require of us and beyond...at least most of us do. We hope, pray and love our children, and would never feel our children are a burden. For some, unfortunately, who have lucrative careers, and great investments, all must be given up in order to love and cherish their child.
Yes we mothers are a force of nature, and our society tells us, we must be super mom...but there is no saying that we can't use the word "sacrifice" for something we truly have given up in order to raise our beloved children. Perhaps comprimise may be a better word, since life is full of it.
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
12 Nov 06
I quit my job of 18 yrs. to stay home and take care of my handicap son. We had to give up all of our investments so that he could get the help he needed.
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@mytwo_daughters (2663)
• United States
2 Jan 07
That was quite a sacrifice! Just when I thought I've sacrificed alot, I hear about something like this. What you've done is something to be admired of. How is your family and your son doing now? Better I hope!
@maya_n_bennett (4687)
• United States
11 Nov 06
I didnt give up anything when I had my daughter, I wasnt into partying so it didnt bother me not able to go out. I like staying home so everything worked out great. I still hang out with my husband and our friends, our friends were so great, they always came up with doing something we can include our daughter together. Our family were great too. I thought I would have to give up lot of things since our daugter born severely disable but I really didnt have to give up anything.
@mytwo_daughters (2663)
• United States
11 Nov 06
that is great. My family was completely different, and abby isn't very disabled, yet everything that ever happened with her and her cousins was always her fault. My family really wasn't very mature or nice when it came to such things. Nasty people.
