Exactly!

First thing this morning I ran into this article in Newsweek called: Stop Setting Alarms on My Biological Clock.
It really is the culmination of all my frustrations about mothers and/with children. I would love to have a child, someday. I would love to teach them manners when it happens, and boundaries, and all that other stuff that I think is common sense but it seems isn't. I thought for a long time I had a general dislike of children because they made me uneasy and sometimes annoyed. But now I know it wasn't really children in general but children in public whose parents can't or won't control/admonish/lovingly reprove/set boundaries for their offspring. I love children who are well-mannered and listen to their parents, who know how to say hello to an adult and not go into a paroxysm of crying or screaming when their wants are shot down. I love love love kids. I want one someday. I think parenting is the hardest job on the planet and I have a deep respect for people (like my mommy) who raise children who become responsible and thoughtful adults. Read it, you'll see.