4. Your Friends Without Kids Just Won’t Get It
While I haven’t lost any friends since becoming a mom, I will say that it’s not as common to spend time with our friends who have no children. Often times, it’s just too much work to pack up toys to take to their house because you know they won’t have any. Or they will quickly forget that you need to have dinner by 5 so you can get home, bathe the baby and get them to bed. Those 8pm dinners just don’t work anymore. On the flip side, it is a wonderful feeling when you can share in their joy when they decide to add to their family by giving them sage wisdom!
5. You’ll Feel Guilty. A Lot
Everyone says that you’re a great mom and to not be hard on yourself. While you spend most of the day repeating that mantra, you will still end up feeling guilty. You shouldn’t have raised your voice, or been more patient in the store, or put down your phone sooner. It’s all coming from a place of wanting to be the best mom for your baby, and realizing you’re still human. The best times of the day are looking back at your phone pictures from that day, and realizing that you still did something right by bringing that sweet baby into the world.
6. Mom Really Does Know Best
To this day, I am still surprised by my mother’s instinct. As a kid, I often didn’t understand when my own mother told me not to do something, especially when she said she just didn’t feel right about it. But now that I’m a mother, I get it. We are created with an innate ability to sense danger or when something’s just not right. Always trust your judgement and don’t be afraid to use it to make decisions, especially when talking to doctors!
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