It is somewhat comforting to know that when you are up at midnight, Googling “when will I stop worrying?” it’s totally normal.
Tag: difficulties of parenthood
I Was an Ugly Mother Today
I was an ugly mother today. I didn’t need a mirror to see it. I could feel the ugliness rolling off me like a thick fog, a cloud of contagion infecting the rest of the house. Motherhood is rarely pretty; anyone who’s been in the trenches of raising small children […]
Nobody Told Me How Hard Parenthood Would Be
Nobody told me how hard parenthood would be. Sure, they tried on some level, but I didn’t get it — couldn’t get it. There was all the talk about being sleep deprived and begging for a shower, of course, but no one can truly understand how grueling those first few months […]