For those of you who don’t have kids yet, you may have heard many parents in the past talk about how being a parent is the most wonderful experience and you don’t realize it until you have your own. I can say that this is definitely, at least for me. I never understood why people got so excited every time their kid did something meniscule, and were always camera ready, until I watched my own son do it. Every time he did something new, even turning his head a certain way for the first time, it was a great moment.

There’s just something about watching your mini-me grow and become a person of their own. I’m here to tell all moms and dads to enjoy parenthood, even when others don’t understand. Are other people going to be obsessed with your kids like you? Probably not, and they don’t have to be. They’re your kids; your excitement does not need justification or reinforcement. Just like other parents’ excitement doesn’t need yours.