Parenting is a beautiful experience, you realize your strengths, you understand who you are and how much you've taken yourself for granted. Sometimes you break down and sometimes you build yourself from scratch. Sometimes you learn, sometimes you unlearn. Sometimes you are perfect and sometimes you understand its perfectly okay to not be perfect. You forget yourself in this little human you just had. You don't have a memory of who you were but have high hope of who you want to be. This is me in this incredible journey.
- I've come to accept the fact that sleep is indeed a luxury.
- Now that everyone's an expert, everything I do will illicit handshakes or lectures.
- People will assume that me having a baby gives them a gate pass into my personal life and my decision making.
- Child birth isn't as important as the baby itself, do what works for you but don't beat yourself up.
- No parent is right and those who are wrong will never believe so, so I've come to learn how to take criticism with a grain of salt and move on.
- I never thought I'd be smelling diapers because it is now a pain to open and check every damn time.
- All the money I spent on buying things that the internet told me as indispensable are actually useless for the first six months or so.
When little people are overwhelmed with big emotions it is our job to share our calm and not there chaos - L.R. Knost
- Life finds easy ways to tip me off. Now that I am literally cut-off from the outside world busy caring for a little human, I find comments on eating right and dressing up for the occasion bringing me to tears.
- People will assume all my legitimate emotions as hormonal just because I delivered a baby.
- I've come to realize how easy it is to get caught in the big things missing out on the little things.
- Milestones are when they happen - sometimes when you expect and sometimes when you don't.
- It is true when people say, "Parenting is a rewarding experience!" I never understood until I realized how satisfied I am with my life.
- I've always believed that life is easy and now I do so about parenting. I've heard people say things like “just wait until they…” or “enjoy it while it lasts” but believe me when I say that the little human and you will strike a beautiful balance that only you and your little human will understand.
- My little princess has a mind of her own and that she will decide when she wants to sleep and there is little to nothing I can do.
- Even when it comes from the youngest member of the family I have to take the NO respectfully.
The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice - Peggy O'Mara
- My little princess will mimic me without even realizing which makes me conscious about parenting.
- It is very normal to feel inadequate when it comes to providing as a parent.
- Everyday I wake up to being amazed at her intelligence and understanding.
- I have to stand up for my baby even if it comes to another (unruly) slightly older child.
- Babies aren't fragile and are extremely strong.
- It is okay to tell people to not come home if they have not had their shots.
- Sometimes it is a hard decision but, you have to cut off people when they consider your baby to entertain theirs because this little human depends on you and you have to stand up for them. It is not a choice, it is a responsibility.
- The relationship you share with your partner is actually under the biggest test of time - you'd either come out strong or you'd come out stronger.
- I've come to accept the sudden admiration I received from strangers. You also start earning more respect as a wife or girl friend.
- I never knew I'd be this protective about someone that now I have a new found love and respect for my parents.
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