An Open Letter to New Moms
Motherhood is crazy. I mean, people like to tell you before you get pregnant, while you are pregnant and, of course, after you're pregnant that "Oh you just wait! You think it's crazy now !" But here's the thing: as much as I hate to admit it, they're all right...AND WRONG. In all the ways they are right about motherhood being crazy, they never really tell you what all that entails. People say, "The postpartum hormones are the worst!" But, nobody tells you the details like covering your poor husband's pillow in snot from a 20 minute panic attack brought on by the simple cry of your 3 day old baby. (Not that this happened to me or anything...😉) They all conveniently forget to tell you about their worst days, so you only end up hearing the glorified bad days of new motherhood. I had many women tell me I would be emotional the first couple of weeks after my kiddo was born, but there was no preparation for the slew of emotions that fly over you with...