I would cook, clean, decorate rooms, read bed time stories, cheer my kids on, pick out great clothes for them and love my kids with all my heart (and of course the list goes on from there)! As a kid, I loved baby dolls, younger kids and I did end up baby sitting in high school. I am one of the first people to start shopping when I find out someone I love is pregnant and I love watching/observing and holding young babies. I used to get goose bumps and feel emotional when I watched all of the kids at school experience their first/last day of school and Halloween Parades.
Ironically, as time has gone on I've noticed myself skipping the hard stuff about kids. I probably have changed less than 20 diapers in my life and now that I have friends and loved ones with kids, I rarely babysit.
I've begun to realize, I just like people! It doesn't matter their age or size. I want to know their story and be supportive of them. I love observing them! I like it when we connect and have things in common and when I am able to learn or realize that I am the teacher. I am someone who is there to help them and their families,
In so many ways I am on the outside of many, many close knit villages as the observer. Every so often I enter into these villages and have the opportunity to impact and influence young individuals!
Rather than focusing on the cooking, cleaning, organizing and loving 1 or 2 little people of my own, I am able to reach out to so many more. I realize with my mind and body I would have to put boundaries and limitations up to give my own kids what they needed. 
With the life I am currently living the birthday parties, zoo trips and the art work I will receive are pretty much endless.This makes me happy and grateful!
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