{"id":2068,"date":"2011-08-16T22:58:47","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T22:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/?p=2068"},"modified":"2013-08-27T10:26:58","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T00:26:58","slug":"our-children-choose-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/2011\/08\/our-children-choose-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Children Choose Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

A comment I received via email from a reader of y travel blog<\/a><\/strong> made me really smile the other day. It reminded me of what Craig and I believe to be true in regards to children and parents. It is wonderful to hear that other people think the same way.<\/p>\n

Her comment was in relation to the upcoming birth of our new daughter<\/p>\n

Isn’t she clever- choosing parents that will love her.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Craig and I also believe that our children choose us<\/strong>, just as we choose our own parents.<\/p>\n

If this is true or not none of us will ever know, but this is why I love thinking like this.<\/p>\n

It Holds me accountable<\/h2>\n

Believing that my children choose me to be their mother holds me accountable. It makes me understand that I have a very important job to do and with that comes the dedication to be the best mother I can be. It makes me think more about my choices and holds my role as a mother<\/strong> to be just that more sacred.<\/p>\n

I always work better when I know that someone is relying on me. It is up to me to give my child whatever she came here to get.<\/p>\n

Teaches me True Unconditional Love<\/h2>\n

Knowing that my children chose me also lets me know they are not here for me<\/strong>. They are not here to make me happy or make me feel needed. They are here for themselves and for their own lives, and I am merely a guide for them.<\/p>\n

This lets me know and understand true unconditional love.<\/strong> I have a job to do and when that job is done I will willingly and lovingly release them to do whatever it is they came to do.<\/p>\n

Makes me Recognize the Divine\u00a0in my Child<\/h2>\n

Speaking with my chakra rebalancing\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>practitioner\u00a0the other week about our children choosing us once again made me glow with the realization that Kalyra and my new baby are so divine, as we all are.<\/p>\n

We all come from this magical, unknown place full of wisdom and knowing. We arrive here with everything we need to know and a clear purpose set out. I can’t look at my children without seeing that magic and wondering just what it is they have to do and delight in helping them reconnect with that.<\/p>\n

It also makes me understand that my children are my greatest spiritual teachers<\/strong> and keeps my eyes and ears open to hear their messages for me.<\/p>\n

\"Kalyra<\/a>

She chose us<\/p><\/div>\n

Helps me Forgive and Appreciate my Own Parents.<\/h2>\n

You cannot believe that your children choose you without understanding that you chose your parents. When you know this you can instantly forgive them and wipe away any ill feelings you may have ever held towards them.<\/p>\n

I had a friend who once told me that your children will break your heart, and as a parent you will break theirs. It can’t be helped. Parenting comes with hard choices. He also told me that part of growing up is learning to forgive your parents<\/strong> for any hurt they may have caused you.<\/p>\n

How can I hold any ill feelings towards my parents? Everything they did for me was what I chose them to do. I chose it because they were the lessons I need to learn.<\/strong> I am so grateful that they did the job I wanted them to do. Now I can just appreciate them for the wonderful spirits they are.<\/p>\n

Helps me to Understand My Mistakes and Choices are Okay<\/h2>\n

We travel a lot, obviously. While others may see this as a selfish thing to do, we don’t at all. There are far too many benefits to it for our children. If I start to get weighed down by guilt or worry, I can remember that my children chose me; they knew this was the life we lived and\u00a0they\u00a0wanted to be a part of it.<\/p>\n

It also helps me to not beat myself up about my mistakes.\u00a0Sometimes\u00a0the\u00a0mistakes may be just what your child needed to learn.<\/p>\n

There is a massive caveat that comes with this and that may be the fact that\u00a0people\u00a0could abuse this by making choices that clearly are not responsible and help empower their children and fob it off as “Oh well,\u00a0you\u00a0chose\u00a0me.”<\/strong> Thinking in this regard is abuse and should never be tolerated.<\/p>\n

Parenting<\/a> is a sacred job,<\/strong> and it must be treated as being so.<\/p>\n

Makes me Feel so Special and Blessed<\/h2>\n

It is good to feel wanted. It is great to feel special and blessed.<\/p>\n

Kalyra is the most precious soul I have ever met and she chose me to be her Mummy.<\/strong> That makes me glow with love and gratitude at the miracle and joy of life every day. And now I am almost ready to meet my new beautiful baby girl who chose me too. Aren’t I just so lucky?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can you believe how special you are? Your children chose you.<\/p>\n

There is no greater gift on Earth.<\/p>\n

So whether you believe in after lives, before lives, random happenings or destiny, I think we can all agree that believing that your children chose you only allows you to believe in and love the magic of being a parent<\/strong> and what a sacred job<\/strong> we all hold in being one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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