Being the grown-ups

So I had a realization this morning. I got up early so I could get some bills paid before I went to work, and as we were sitting there talking about which bills to pay and which ones to wait until our next grain check, I realized it. WE are the grown-ups. We are the ones that have to deal with bills, house issues, vehicles, organizing LIFE, and just making sure that our children never have to worry about all these things. I thought back to when I was a kid. I don't recall a time where I ever worried about money, bills, etc. It just worked, everything just fell into place. And I never heard my parents talking about that stuff, much less worrying about it. I mean, sure I remember my mom sitting at the kitchen table balancing the checkbook...but beyond that, there was no thought of "how do these things get taken care of? how do we always have food in our pantry, lights that turn on, heat in our home, cars to get us here and there, etc, etc." I just knew it was taken care of. This is what I want for my child, isn't that what every parent wants? But for some reason it just hit me this morning. It won't just happen. We have to make it happen. We are the grown-ups, and we are going to be completely responsible for giving this child the best life possible. Holy crap.