https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:04:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-300537 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:28:10 +0000 Boots McGee 300537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Loving her is automatic, because she is a part of me. It never falters or fades. It is instinctive and grows stronger every day. Primal is really the perfect word for it.</p> <p>I read this beautiful passage once, too, on how it feels to become a mother. I think it applies to becoming a parent overall. (I wish I could remember where I read this and credit the author, so I'll paraphrase here. If anyone knows who wrote this lovely passage, please chime in!)</p> <p>The writer said that for her, becoming a mother was similar to watching Dorothy come out of her house after it lands in Oz. Dorothy had been living her whole life in black and white and never even knew it until she came out to beautiful, brilliant color. That was what it was like for me when I held my daughter for the first time. I opened my eyes to color. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-300080 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:08:06 +0000 Mrs. Pen 300080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: THIS!! +10000000000 ;)</p> <p>My first thought when I read the title was "all consuming". He is what I think about every second of the day, but even apart from "thinking" he consumes my life in every other way.</p> <p>Loving him vs my husband is sooo different . But I wouldn't think it's weird to say I'm "in love" with both, because I am. But like honeybee said, you make a conscious effort to love your spouse each and every day; but your kid?! It comes naturally and everything else revolves around that. Everything I do now, I do for him. </p> <p>I wake up every morning for him, I eat well for him, I tell myself while working out I am doing it for him so that I can live a healthy life that allows me to invest into his life... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-300059 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:54:15 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 300059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: Perfect description!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-300024 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:42:49 +0000 calsmom 300024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He is my world. I get emotional thinking about how much love I have for that little guy. It's intense! Nothing compares to the love a parent has for their child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-300010 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:37:22 +0000 LivsMama 300010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think @Honeybee: put into words exactly what Ive been trying to verbalize since Liv was born. that is exactly it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-300000 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:35:04 +0000 loveisstrange 300000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree that primal is a good way to describe it. I don't honestly think I can find the words to describe how much I love that little girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-299992 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:30:30 +0000 Clementine 299992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even when I'm exhausted and feel like I can't give anymore, I find it within to keep giving and going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-299892 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:54:28 +0000 Mrs. Lovejoy 299892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Its called agape love! :) Generally used in religious settings, but it means: selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-299784 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:11:49 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 299784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would catch a grenade for her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-299754 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:00:03 +0000 erwoo 299754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Indescribable love. I love my two sons so very much I can't help myself but hug and kiss them all day long. I can tell my oldest gets annoyed sometimes. Haha! It's already starting... *snif, snif* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-299753 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:57:47 +0000 Honeybee 299753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: Primal is the best descriptor for me, too. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-299746 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:53:39 +0000 mrs. wagon 299746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd rip my own heart out if my kids needed me to do that, for whatever reason... I really very physically feel my love for my kids! @Honeybee: Primal is a great word for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-299428 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:31:15 +0000 mamabird 299428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unconditional and sacrificial love. We love them so much that we will do anything to protect them, care for them and just love them over all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-299334 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:27:09 +0000 Honeybee 299334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always describe it as the difference between rational and biological love. I love my husband passionately but it's a cerebral, thoughtful kind of love. I think about him a lot, where we've been, where we're going, why I love him, what I can do to show him I love him, etc.. The love I have for my kids is much more reactionary. Its intense, primal, and completely involuntary. I make a very conscious decision every day to continie loving my husband and stay present in our relationship; my love for my kids is much less in my control. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-299179 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:13:38 +0000 stargal 299179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i dont know what its called or how to explain just a the uttermost love you can feel for a person. my heart explodes when i look at him, i thinks it a mix of extreme love and wantign to protect him, not sure what word would be used to describe it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-299173 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:04:50 +0000 winniebee 299173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unconditional? My heart feels like it is going to burst when I think about how much I love my son. I don't know if there is a word for that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-describe-the-love-you-feel-for-your-lo#post-299172 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:02:07 +0000 mrbee 299172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am having trouble describing my love for my kids... at least, using the same vocabulary of love I grew up with.</p> <p>When you're growing up and dating, it's common to differentiate between being "loving" someone versus being "in love" with them. The cliche is that you can have that warm feeling of love for someone without feeling the burning heat of being in love with them.</p> <p>I guess I'm wrestling with semantics here, when it comes to loving your kids. Saying that you feel "in love" with someone is generally restricted to romantic relationships. I mean, it would be creepy if a parent said that they were in love with their child. But for many parents, their feelings are definitely more than just "loving" someone... </p> <p>In short, I love lots of people but the feelings I have for my kids greatly exceeds that. I want to help them, protect them, and just be around them... I just know that we as parents will do anything for our kids. </p> <p>What is that called... is that just a parent's love? Is there a word for that feeling? </p>