Infertelligence

I’ve recently spent time talking with friends and clients about what the definition of “parent” means.  All too often, we get thinking that “parenting” means “giving birth” and it doesn’t.  I’ve talked with many adoptive parents and children of adoptive parents over the years and have found absolutely no difference between the definitions or the meaning behind this word.

I know the heartache of never bearing children is very prominent for many and I would never take that away from any of us.  However, I do believe that becomming a parent comes in many different faces and phases of life.  In August at the National FSA Conference that I spoke at, I was inspired by how many parents became parents and how.

No child that enters into any one of our lives, would see us differently if they knew we loved them and were going to care for them for the rest of their lives.  They would see any one of us as a parent.  I hope that we will all be able to remember that and take the next step in our journey so that we may be able to “become parents.”

I’d love your thoughts and definitions of what a parent is if any of you would like to comment, I will post them here too.  I think your support and ideas of this, could help many so feel free to post.