Carnuccio: Thanks To Moms
Free Market Friday: Thanks to moms
May 9th, 2013
Written by: Michael C. Carnuccio
It’s just after 1 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2010, and my life is about to change forever. My perspective on the world, passion toward my craft and most importantly, the love and deep appreciation I have for my wife, are about to skyrocket.
In a few minutes, our first child will be born. In that instant, the beautiful woman I’m blessed to have as a best friend and soul mate will become the most inspiring, dedicated teacher and selfless individual with profound influence that I’ll ever know.
Similarly, for men, becoming a father is no small achievement. For many of us, it is the pillar of life’s dreams – indeed, surpassing career ambitions and personal satisfactions. However, no matter how good a father’s intensions and commitment to family, nothing man-made can compare to a mother’s love.
At some point, whether consciously or not, my wife made the decision that she would endure months of emotion and physical pain to then experience a day of excruciating physical pain to be rewarded with a lifetime of pains – all for someone she has not yet met. Before she knew the gender, if the child would be healthy, disabled or disadvantaged, and before she had answers to the myriad of questions that life throws at us, she decided to endure trial, tribulation and hardship so a tiny living organism would have more opportunity than she may have.