The Myth of Love in Parenthood

Having a child seems like an act of love, but it’s really a decision driven by the parents’ desires, not the child’s well-being. In the early years, the child is completely dependent, and parents enjoy feeling needed. They make them believe they are special without truly preparing them for what’s ahead. Over time, the dynamic shifts. Now, parents expect them not to be a burden, to adapt to the system, to become productive. They push them into education, into work, into a life that serves the same system that shaped them, without ever questioning it.

Most life decisions are made out of habit, not reflection. Having children, taking on a mortgage, getting married, going into debt, working until old age. We’re raised to follow a script without asking if it’s the life we truly want. Few people stop to think because questioning the system takes effort, and most would rather just keep moving forward.