Posted On: September 10, 2008, 2:27 pm CDT

Posted By: AFranks

This makes me very sad! My parents spent a lot of time with us (my dad made me drive a stick shift, too). Growing up, they took special interest in the things WE were interested in. My brother said he liked the stars, so my mom got all the astrology books from the library and we'd all sit out and look at the stars after dinner. I liked animals so we bought dogs, bunnies & cats and learned about how to care for them as pups & kittens, shots, vaccinations, through the breeding experience, birthing, & training...I believe their desire to help us hone in on our interests made us believe we can do anything we set our minds to.

My husband and I haven't started our family yet, but I know that if we can be at least 1/2 the parent my parents were, they'll turn out all right.

Why is that adults have kids only to realize they don't want to make the time for them? Is it a fad? An accessory? So sad. I give a TON of credit to today's educators who've now become more of a parent than the biological parents.

(Sidenote: not ALL parents are like this...its just an observation that people are becoming more and more consumed with themselves)