The Clog from OzMum's Devotion To Her Child...
November 13th 2006 22:26
“There is only one pretty child in the world and every mother has it." - Chinese Proverb
Don’t mothers realise this? The fact that there are other good looking babies out there, or that their own baby may not be quite as adorable as they think? No of course they don’t, they’re blinded by the fact that it’s their own baby and from now on, everything will revolve around it. I read in a book once that the baby’s cry can be heard as so agonising for the mother that she must rush to see if it’s ok – this is an evolutionary development. If Mum is quicker to come to aid her child it is more likely that the child will survive and live out its reproductive life. Another thing I learnt is that mothers can lactate just by hearing their baby’s wail! Mum’s body is switching on milk production so she is quicker to feed her baby when she scoots off to it…
So there are evolutionary advantages to adoring your child more than anything else and running to its aid at the drop of a hat. And I must say, most babies are adorable, even from my (outsider) perspective. So I hate to think how much in love the baby’s mother would be. Or maybe she just don’t find her baby cute anymore, after being around it 24/7? And what about Dads? I’d reckon that they don’t feel the absolute love and devotion towards their child that a mother does… after all, she did have to lug it around for 9 months and put up with all the sickness, swollen ankles, and all the other fun stuff that pregnancy brings.
Are their any proud Mums or Dads out there that want to try and describe their love for their child?
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Don’t mothers realise this? The fact that there are other good looking babies out there, or that their own baby may not be quite as adorable as they think? No of course they don’t, they’re blinded by the fact that it’s their own baby and from now on, everything will revolve around it. I read in a book once that the baby’s cry can be heard as so agonising for the mother that she must rush to see if it’s ok – this is an evolutionary development. If Mum is quicker to come to aid her child it is more likely that the child will survive and live out its reproductive life. Another thing I learnt is that mothers can lactate just by hearing their baby’s wail! Mum’s body is switching on milk production so she is quicker to feed her baby when she scoots off to it…
So there are evolutionary advantages to adoring your child more than anything else and running to its aid at the drop of a hat. And I must say, most babies are adorable, even from my (outsider) perspective. So I hate to think how much in love the baby’s mother would be. Or maybe she just don’t find her baby cute anymore, after being around it 24/7? And what about Dads? I’d reckon that they don’t feel the absolute love and devotion towards their child that a mother does… after all, she did have to lug it around for 9 months and put up with all the sickness, swollen ankles, and all the other fun stuff that pregnancy brings.
Are their any proud Mums or Dads out there that want to try and describe their love for their child?
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Comment by Chantal
I'm not yet a mother myself but my guess is that that kind of love is indescribeable for most mothers.