r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Jan 30 '25

Wholesome Moments Daycare CCTV captures a baby's first steps, and her mother is overwhelmed by the workers' excitement.

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u/Beautiful_Resolve_63 Jan 30 '25

Yes, as someone that works in childcare. It's more like we see children as people. I don't really think of children as belonging to parents. I view parents as the captains of their development and we're all teammates :)

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u/SuckleMuffin1999 Jan 30 '25

Awesome words! 

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u/hollyberryness Jan 30 '25 edited Jan 30 '25

Reminds me of "On Children" by Kahlil Gibran:

Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,

And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,

For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls,

For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.

For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

(Just an excerpt but it's the bulk of this particular poem) (Edited for formatting)