Parent

I don’t normally see parenthood in my friends. I’ve seen some yearn for it and some dismiss it. Some have come into it, and once there I see them as parents. But it’s startling to witness someone be a parent, before they are one or have to be one. It isn’t just ‘being good with kids’ and it’s unexpected to behold someone take to it with such knack. On the other hand, maybe I just come from a world of being afraid of kids.