It takes a village????

I have been thinking about the statement "It Takes a Village to Raise a Child" and I believe it is a cop-out.  It doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two responsible parents who are willing to work at their own problems as well as to help their children with theirs.  It takes a Mom who is willing to get up in the middle of the night and nurse the baby even though she is so tired she can't open her eyes.  It takes a Dad who works 12 hours a day just to make ends meet or gets called in on holidays and misses all the fun.  It takes parents who are willing to to talk with their children about why they are being disciplined or why the other kids are so mean.  It takes a Mom who feels every feeling that her children have and a Dad who comes home when he is tired after a long day and wrestles with his kids because they need Daddy time.

The Mom who works because she has to and still comes home and bakes cookies for school the next day.  The Dad who spends his day helping with a Science project.  The Mom who took four hours one day making a costume for a play.  The Dad who backs up the Mom when the kids are in trouble.  It takes two people to raise a child and if you expect other people to do it for you, you will be disappointed and your children will miss out!

So many long nights I sat up with a sick child, holding their hair while they vomited, treating their wheezy coughs, or just cuddling their fevers away.  Every day I get up looking forward to what the day ahead holds for them, watching them grow into beautiful young ladies that nobody can take credit for, but David and I.  I am proud of them and I am thrilled to be their mother.  I pose this question to those of you who believe it takes a village...if you are expecting other people to raise your children, why did you have them???