Define bonding …
My Best Friend
It was love at first sight. The little white and silver poodle was as soft as any pillow – and the two-year old had a new friend. They shared playtime and quiet time in the house, running in the yard, cookies and naps.
By the time she accepted the idea a baby was on the way, she didn’t particularly care if it was a sister or brother.
Her nurturing instincts took over the day he came home. She was comfortable, loving, and proud.
How do we bond?
Bonding is a treasure often taken for granted. A few never understand it, some of us couldn’t live without it. When you watch it happen with your children, there’s no better feeling in the world. Parents feel like when they leave this earth, their children will always have each other. The family continues from one generation to the next, with the foundation of acceptance and love that abides through challenges of life itself. Maybe bonding starts early in life. The ability to trust and accept other beings for who or what they are. Respecting life and sharing – a sense of belonging. How does one bond after adulthood when they never had the opportunity as a child? I’m sure many do – I just don’t know how.
Resting Baby
Happy new year to you and your’s. You have been mentiond in my blog in the post Just a quick note people of the year. I hope you will go and see it to see what who and what is said about you. Cheers. All the best!
A lovely post. Bonding is so important for everybody. Fun to see the two siblings enjoying each other.
There were so many experiences I missed as an only child – one who grew up without pets.
I can remember the intensity of my relationship with my “imaginary friend”. I think now it may have been a testimony to an innate need to bond.
In an interesting twist, my cat was at the mercy of young boys for her first four months of life. She never bonded with them, I can guarantee you! And today, though we have a good relationship, she’s no lap kitty. Try to pick her up, and she bolts. I’m convinced it’s those early weeks that are the grounding for her panic-stricken attempts to get away.
Great pic’s. It does go to show that hate or racism is taught, that the natural things in life and the true nature in all of us from the start is to love one another, enjoy eachother.
All the best!
Good stuff about an important behavior in all of us. Yep – some get it, others want it and never get it, and those that never want it and never get it never know what they missed.
Thank you for sharing. My oldest daughter wanted a younger sibling for so long; it took almost a decade for us to be able to grant her that wish. The best thing that she ever said about her sisters was “Mom, I think that they’re even better than puppies!” That was a high compliment in her eyes.
Thank you for stopping by, Lisa! The most important responsibility I ever had was motherhood. I did some things right, and a lot wrong. The Grace of God protected them anyway!
I loved reading this! These are the important lessons of childhood.
Hmmm, those pictures look vaguely familiar …
Beautiful and heartwardming
Hi,
Such precious photos. Bonding is a very important part in our lives I feel, I have seen people bond with others and their children even though they didn’t grow up with loving parents and in one case no real adults at all, but they are beautiful people and love their “new” family’s, and the bond they all have is unbreakable.
What beautiful photos!
This post just made my heart melt – it truly is beautiful!