Parenthood Surprises: You’ve Joined a Really Big Club
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- December
- 10
I ran into my neighbor the other morning as she she pushed a stroller containing her 3-month-old as she also tried to hold onto her 3-year-old who was bending down to scoop up snow.
The scene reminded me of when my wife and I were new parents and we strolled down the street with one of our kids in a carriage. Often, total strangers would greet and talk with us.
I hadn’t expected this. Becoming a parent was like joining a club that seemed to have members everywhere. I suddenly had a connection to huge swath of humanity: The club that decided the keep the human race going, or maybe had merely miscalculated a year or two earlier.
After a morning run with a friend a few days later, we stopped in a new cafe in the neighborhood. The place was filled with younger folks, most of them with babies in tow. So I said hi to one of the parents, just to keep the club going.
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on Monday, December 10th, 2007 at 10:26 pm by Len Maniace.
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Yep…and its a club with a lifetime membership!! Good perks though! Happy Holidays.