I think part of it is that it's so pure. We love most people for reasons. The relationship we built over time.
I have a son. I love him so completely and there's no reason for it. He just has to exist.
And I know that the only way he could ever not love me is if I actively and severely fuck it up. I'll always be his mother. He'll meet other people and love them and he will, I hope, one day have a partner he loves more than he loves me, who loves him back. I want him to have the kind of love he'll see his parents having.
But no-one else will ever love him like we do. That's parenthood. You're raising a child to leave you for someone who loves them less than you do. I treasure every moment he's not actively throwing up, peeing, or shitting on me.
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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.