home-births and parenting

Is it weird that I read blogs on homebirths and parenting styles and not only am I not a parent; I’m not anywhere close to being one.

I LOVE reading about baby wearing, cloth diapers, doulas, parenting types, techniques, education styles,the psychological make up of a healthy child and parent…you name it.

Whew.

It felt good to get that off my chest.

The problem is…

I'm not a big dater.

And yet, I know one day I want children. And although I’m most impressed by single parents; I don’t really want to be one if I can help it. I believe strongly in the family unit.

Everything about parenting fascinates me. Children are the best version of ourselves I think. And they shape our future. I want to help shape our future, damn-it!

I guess maybe I should start with the personal ads and “how not to be single” blogs.

But I’m not interested.

I’m only interested in reading about parenting and children.

Is that weird?

(okay, I know the answer is yes..but I still just had to ask;)

Of course, a child may not know what he may need to know in ten years (who does?), but he knows, and much better than anyone else, what he wants and needs to know right now, what his mind is ready and hungry for. If we help him, or just allow him, to learn that, he will remember it, use it, build on it. If we try to make him learn something else, that we think is more important, the chances are that he won't learn it, or will learn very little of it, that he will soon forget most of what he learned, and what is worst of all, will before long lose most of his appetite for learning anything."

-John Holt, Teach Your Own