03/05/2026
Please watch this video. Because when you become a mother or father, you become a parent. That means stepping up. That means adulting. That means becoming the protector your child deserves.
Parenting is responsibility. It’s duty.
You don’t have to be a doctor to look into medical information. You don’t have to be a chef to read ingredients before eating something. We check labels on food. We compare products before we buy them. We research the safest car seats and strollers. We read reviews before booking a vacation. We look into warranties before buying a car. We investigate schools, neighborhoods, clothing materials, cotton or polyester, organic or not.
For almost everything in life, we research first.
But when it comes to one of the most serious decisions we can make for our child, a permanent medical intervention, many people suddenly stop asking questions.
Anything that goes into the body has the potential to affect the body. Once something is injected, it cannot simply be taken back. As parents, we have a responsibility to understand what we’re consenting to.
Because if something ever goes wrong, who will be there for that child?
Who will be taking them to therapies?
Who will carry the emotional weight, the fear, the sleepless nights, the worry?
Not the system.
Not the institutions.
The parents will.
That’s why blind trust should never replace informed responsibility. Doctors can give recommendations, but parents still have the right, and the duty, to ask questions, read information, weigh risks and benefits, and make decisions with open eyes.
We shouldn’t hand over our authority without first doing our own due diligence. Our children deserve parents who are engaged, informed, and willing to learn.
There are no redo buttons when it comes to our children’s health.
So let’s do better.
Let’s read. Let’s ask questions. Let’s listen. Let’s learn.
We research strollers, car seats, clothing, and baby products before we put our child in them. The same level of care should apply to every major decision that affects their body and their future.
Our children deserve parents who are protectors, parents who take the time to seek knowledge and make thoughtful choices.
That’s what it means to truly show up as a mother or a father.
You know who you are.
You know if you’ve been doing the research and putting in the effort to truly understand.
And you know if you haven’t been stepping up the way your child deserves.
Because that is what informed consent truly means. Consent cannot be informed if it is given blindly, without research and without due diligence. Simply saying “I just followed the doctor’s orders” is not an excuse for handing over the most important responsibility you have as a parent.
In the age of information, we all have the ability to learn, question, and understand. And with that comes responsibility. And sometimes when people truly start researching and asking questions, the bubble breaks. They realize they don’t have to blindly follow recommendations anymore, because they have taken the time to become informed. At the end of the day, you are the authority over your child, and it is your responsibility to determine what is truly in their best interest.
Because if something ever goes wrong, God forbid and you knew you could have asked more questions, looked deeper, or taken the time to truly understand, you are the one who will have to live with those consequences and the fallout that follows. That is a heavy weight to carry.
Do the work now so that one day, if your child ever asks you, “Did you do everything you could for me?” — your answer can be yes.
You know who you are.
Step up and be the adult you claim to be.
Prove it to your child before any harm is done.
Because this isn’t about “my body, my choice.” In this situation, it’s your child’s body, and the choice is being made for them. And if one day they ask why that choice was made, you should be able to say you did the work, you asked the questions, and you truly tried to make the best decision you could for them.
Be the kind of parent your child can be proud of, one worthy of the gift and responsibility of raising them.
Amen!
