Let me start off by saying,
I love my son. Unconditionally. Deeply.
Truly. It’s the type of love I’ve
never felt for anyone other than Ben. I
enjoy motherhood. I enjoy being at home
with my son. Ben makes me smile, laugh
and cry (sometimes in frustration, other times in joy) every day.
However, there is a dark
side to having children. Motherhood is
hard. I came across this article today
and I couldn’t have captured the experience of parenthood better myself. I laughed throughout the entire article and
then I cried toward the end (I cry a lot more now that I’m a mom). I could relate completely to almost every
word the author wrote. I will admit, I’ve
never experienced true sleep deprivation with Ben, other than for a night or
two when he’s been sick or teething. Ben
was a very easy baby who slept incredibly well from day one. We’ve been lucky in that respect. Don’t worry though; he’s making up for those
first few easy months by being a challenging toddler at times. Thankfully, I never had postpartum depression
either. Other than the meltdown I had in
the hospital when I discovered someone accidentally threw out my $20 organic
nipple cream, those first few weeks really were blissful and romantic for
me.
Anyway, take a moment and
read 10 Things I Hate About Motherhood (And One That I Love). We’re never
as alone as we think we are.
