I'm certain

I'm certain that I'd never be able to raise a kid on my own, at least not with my (hardly hanging-on as it is) sanity in tact. Of course, this isn't even REMOTELY close to being an actual issue, but I've recently been provided with some pretty certain evidence to back up my beliefs. It's really really hard and I give all kinds of credit to those who do it - and the acknowledgment that I still really have just an inkling of an idea of the difficulty they go through - all for love of someone who you have to let grow up and go off and lead their own life - not even stick it out the way a partner you love would/should.

Anyway, lots of babies around these days and I know that their numbers will only continue to grow ("that age" as they say), so I'm glad to have a bit of understanding and experience for what goes into parenting. Those people are stronger than me, for sure.