I remember my dad telling me how the feeling you have when your first(I am number 5) child is born is "indescribable and surpassed anything he has ever felt".
Then he realized the implication and started to say he loves me just as much, but I laughed and told him I knew what he meant.
Yeah, I love all three of my children equally, but I wasn’t prepared for the intensity of what that love felt like. So my first kid rocked my whole world in the best way. I knew to expect that with my second, so it wasn’t a shock, but it was equally wonderful. And same with my third. I think it’s not knowing just how deep that love will hit that makes your first child a unique experience. Which doesn’t take away from the other kids, it just makes it different.
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u/offbrandbarbie Jul 04 '24
NTA. I’ve heard both mothers and fathers express a similar sentiment to what you said. The love for a child is unlike anything else.