No longer new to parenthood, I thought I’d share what I wish folks had told me—that is, if they’d been able to grab my attention when my babies were babies.
I’M TURNING into that mom. The one behind you in line at the supermarket who beams at your baby and says, “Enjoy this time! It flies by.” And you’re like, “Really? Does it fly by? Because I’ve been standing in line in this same spituppy T-shirt to buy diapers for this crying burrito of a human being for what feels like all eternity! It’s not exactly flying by.” Don’t worry. I remember it well. So I’m not going to bog you down with advice about the little stuff. There are plenty of people in your life happy enough to weigh in on when to introduce puréed lamb (um, never?). This is the bigger stuff. The way-of-life stuff that encourages you to live with intention and optimism. Because—oh my God, don’t hate me, but your tiny burrito will be a big kid before you take your next loving, heartachey breath.
Know it’s not forever
When you’re sleep-deprived and deranged with love, you don’t understand that every challenge is not Everest. Good news: Most of the molehills are just molehills. The newborn who never sleeps will become the toddler who is afraid of doorknobs who will become the teenager sobbing over her algebra homework. Then a new chapter will begin, and you’ll look back and shake your head at how worried you were.
Savour the moments
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