Every mom feels the same, thank goodness I'm not alone.
These are few things I just don't think all dads can relate to.
Where you once believed you were fearless, you now find yourself afraid.
The sacrifices you thought you made to have a child no longer seem like sacrifices.
You respect your body ... finally.
You respect your parents and love them in a new way.
You find that your baby's pain feels much worse than your own.
You lose touch with the people in your life whom you should have banished years ago.
Your heart breaks much more easily.
You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day.
Every day is a surprise... not always a good surprise however.
Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please you. (Hooray for poop!)
You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself.
You become a morning person... with much reluctancy
Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.
You finally realize that true joy doesn't come from material wealth
You now know where the sun comes from
You'd rather buy a play mat with lights and sounds than those shoes that you've been dying to have
You don't mind going to bed at 9 p.m. on Friday night
Silence? What's that?
You realize that the 15 pounds you can't seem to get rid of are totally worth having
You discover an inner strength you never thought you had
You no longer rely on a clock — your baby now sets your schedule
You give parents with a screaming child an 'I-know-the-feeling' look instead of a 'Can't-they-shut-him-up?' one
Your dog — who used to be your 'baby' — becomes just a dog
You take the time for one more hug and kiss even if it means you'll be late
You learn that taking a shower is a luxury
You realize that you can love a complete stranger (so true I couldn't have loved the nurses more while sick)
You find yourself wanting to make this world a better place
If you didn’t believe in love at first sight before, now you do!
The support you get from other people surprises you, because the people giving it are not always the ones you'd expect.
Nothing is just yours any longer. You share EVERYTHING!
You want to take better care of yourself for your child.
You can have the most wonderful conversation using only vowel sounds like "ahhh" and "oooo."
5 comments:
Every last one of those points is so true. So very true.
Kenzie, you are such a cute MOM! And your baby is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
Wow. Again, wow. I really am grateful for your touching honesty. Maybe it is because I don't have children yet, but i feel comforted by your posts. Maybe having kids isn't the mark of the end of your life, but perhaps the beginning. Haha, it seems obvious but enlightening. Thanks Kenz!
Amen!!
XO
enough said.
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