A lot of babies nowadays are raised not by their parents, but by their nannies.
Whether it’s feeding the baby, cleaning the baby, changing diapers, clothing the baby, carrying the baby, burping the baby, talking with the baby – you name it, and it’s done by the nannies.
The rationale is of course sound – couples in nuclear families have to manage the house and their office work. How can they possibly get time to fit a baby in as well?
Nannies get baby duties, while the parents continue to enjoy their favorite pastimes, whether sports, TV shows, movie outings, friend outings, eat outs, music concerts and a variety of other events. “We are still young. If not now, then when?”
Spending time with the baby is most critical during its first few years. If time is an issue, then why have a baby in the first place? As a wise elder in my family remarked, raising children is all about one and only one thing – Sacrifice. The parents would need to sacrifice their lives for the future of their kids. And when done well, when the sacrifice is out of love rather than lack of alternative, it earns the highest blessing.
Well said. Absolutely true nowadays. Yesterday during the discussion in Karmakshetra this topic came up. Pleasant surprise see that the same thought has come to your mind too.
Thanks mama for patiently reading and commenting as always… And yes if you discussed it yesterday, then it’s quite the coincidence!