When you become a mother, your life is completely turned upside down and takes on deeper dimensions of value. For most women, becoming a mother is one of the most transcendent actions in life, with which they reevaluate their life priorities. Parenting is about gaining experience. It seems that you can read all the books in the world, attend all the possible courses, but when your child comes into the world, you always have more questions than answers!
Becoming a mother is certainly one of the biggest shifts and also stresses in a woman's life. This is also why you will smile sweetly at the following lines, because these are the things you understand about life when you become a mother.
1. You will actually sleep again. Someday.
2. Breastfeeding is good for the baby. Milk formula is too. Do what you have to do. It's your breast, it's your baby.
3. The time a child spends in front of the television screen is not a problem. Make sure what he's watching is age-appropriate, then sit back and drink your coffee in peace. (Also, prepare to have at least one song from the cartoon always stuck in your head).
4. I know those baby shoes are soooo cute, but give them back. Your child will only wear them once before the left shoe is lost forever.
5. Always have a large package of chicken medallions in the freezer for quick lunches or evenings when you're too tired to cook dinner.
6. The one time you forget about spare clothes for your baby will be when he has that "explosion" in diapers! I warned you.
7. The only people who have to "validate" your parenting decisions are you and your partner. YOU are the parent. As long as you have only the best for your child in mind, ignore the naysayers!
8. Trust your intuition - it's almost always right and it's a very valuable gift!
9. The pediatrician will judge you during the examination if your child has two different socks on his feet.
10. When you're looking for health information for your child, Google can be your best friend, but also your worst enemy.
11. You will make mistakes. Push the guilt aside and do better next time!
12. Those inexpensive materials for creative projects that you find in various baskets around the store will help you keep your sanity and keep your little one and you bored while on maternity leave. Throw a few in your shopping cart while you're there. You're welcome!
13. The list of things you would "NEVER do" as a parent will get shorter and shorter over time. It's okay to laugh at your "pre-parental" optimism and "catch up".
14. 90 percent of how you feel is transferred to your child. If you have a hard time dealing with their behavior, look at yourself first.
15. First make a pancake, then tell the child what shape it is. The "dinosaur" pancake that you managed to accidentally make is much easier to make than the one you promised him.
16. No one who's ever had kids expects your house to light up from floor to ceiling—you're just putting pressure on yourself. Keep your house as clean as you can, or "cluttered" to the extent that you are still comfortable.
17. Everyone who is tired of looking at your child's photos on social networks can "scroll" further. Don't be embarrassed to be proud of your children! Show them!
18. Your children are just as lucky to have you as you are to have them.
19. If you ever manage to take a photo where you're all looking at the camera, frame it! You may succeed in the next one only in a few years.
20. Even when you swear you're ready to take a break from your kids, you'll miss them when you're not together.
21. The best days are when the whole family stays in their pajamas. Appreciate them.
22. Loving your children in all their "forms" is 95 percent of a job well done.
23. Marriage is hard work, and when you add a child to the mix, it will shake its foundations more than you ever imagined. But work on it first, your spouse deserves it!
24. Find your favorite pair of sneakers and buy two pairs for those days when you can't do laundry.
25. Don't be fooled - no one succeeds all the time.
26. You are a good mother. A VERY good mother. You are basically amazing. There will be days when you forget about it. But that doesn't mean that this fact is any less true.
27. You don't have to be perfect for your kids to really, really, REALLY LOVE you.
