It can help knowing many women go through the same thing, and it's pretty funny to read the thoughts that we all think but can't share with anyone. These are the 15 thoughts all woman have in early pregnancy when we can't quite share the news...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016
15 Thoughts All Women Have In The First 3 Months Of Pregnancy
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Monday, July 11, 2016
The Look
Out running errands with my toddler in tow, I often find myself giving other parents The Look.
Sometimes this look is reciprocated, and it makes me feel connected to them, like we are all part of the Borg or something - thinking with a shared brain going through the same motions and experiencing the same thing.
There are other times I give the The Look, and I feel like I might have done something wrong. Like I'm a bad parent or I offended the other parent or embarrassed them. This is never the intention of The Look.
I think, mostly, I give The Look because of a need for connection. But it's meaning is constantly changing.
At first with a newborn The Look meant "OHMYFUCKINGGOD what have we got ourselves into?!" It was a much more desperate look.
Sometimes this look is reciprocated, and it makes me feel connected to them, like we are all part of the Borg or something - thinking with a shared brain going through the same motions and experiencing the same thing.
There are other times I give the The Look, and I feel like I might have done something wrong. Like I'm a bad parent or I offended the other parent or embarrassed them. This is never the intention of The Look.
I think, mostly, I give The Look because of a need for connection. But it's meaning is constantly changing.
At first with a newborn The Look meant "OHMYFUCKINGGOD what have we got ourselves into?!" It was a much more desperate look.
Friday, October 2, 2015
Your Child Is Alive, Job Done.
Forget the emotional attachment. Forget the fact that an alive human squished out of your body. Even forget those heart stopping moments of pure unabashed love. Sometimes having a kid comes down to the basics -- like literally just keeping them alive. And we don't really appreciate the fact that when it all boils down, that is really what our job as parents is. Let's change that:
Has your kid not reached that milestone all his peers have? Fuck it, you've kept him alive! And that's pretty amazing.
Did your child cry today? Are they still alive? Way to go mama! You did your job!
Did you child spit out or throw every morsel of food you gave them? He's still alive isn't he? Job done!
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