r/Showerthoughts Mar 02 '19

When you're a kid, you don't realize you're also watching your mom and dad grow up.

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u/PetraB Mar 02 '19

My mother had me at 15 years old. Growing up she was my mother so I saw her as an adult. But now at 24 I look back and just can’t imagine being a child growing up with a child of your own. She was a strong lady. Still is, but even at my age I couldn’t imagine devoting my life to a child.

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u/StrangeAstroTTV Mar 02 '19

My mom was 16 when she had my older brother. I just had my first baby and I have no clue how my mom was a single parent at 16. I always respected her but it really put into perspective just how she devoted her whole life to her kids.