You are not alone if your experience of caring for a newborn isn’t always dreamy and cute. It can be very raw and emotional and have a taxing effect on your marriage. Here are some tips that I found helpful:
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I thought I had to be doing a great job as a mom to feel OK about myself...I'm finding that I can feel overwhelmed about myself as a mom and still be OK. Here's a letter to my daughter on her birthday.
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Here are some examples of how I can be more than just a needs meeter without having to take extra time for planning, preparing or without having to be perfect.
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"I haven't done good enough as a mom. I am not a good enough mom. I don't spend enough time listening to them, giving them enough attention, playing with them, being affectionate enough with them. I'm failing as a mom."
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I had an ideal picture of what I thought motherhood would be like. It's not as ideal as I thought.
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My 2 year-old, Bethie, actually talks about Frozen so much, and pretends to be Elsa so frequently, that I was actually starting to feel a little concerned. This past week, it felt like every conversation, every sentence out of her mouth ended up returning somehow to this now-epic kid’s movie.
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Ideal or horrible: perspectives on parenting typically fall into these polar opposite extremes. I do so much better when I acknowledge the reality that parenting is hard, while holding onto the truth that it's a gift.
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