I just wanted to quickly post and thank the moms, both the ones I know and don't know, that posted or talked about the great parts about being a mom. THANK YOU!
One of the most frustrating things about my pregnancy is that many people think it is quite amusing to tell me horror stories about birth and parenting and add a "just you wait" on the end. I want to call them idiots and tell them at the age of 30, I have spent a fair amount of my life caring for children. I am a teacher. I have worked in schools for more than 9 years as well as babysitting throughout my life. I am the oldest in my family to boot. I know kids are not easy. I have no deluded picture in my head of cute, sweet smelling, cooing babies that cry rarely. On the contrary, I picture the worst I have seen just getting worse. Yes, we did have some issues getting a baby here but I am not blind about this. I am petrified. I know it means no sleep, messes, stress, screaming, etc... (One could chalk all of my frustration up to my current emotional state but... ) I SO appreciate the ones that tell me the positive part of being a parent even after everything goes wrong. The why-it's-worth-it part. THANK YOU!
