Who Told You Parenting was Easy?
If you know me or have read this blog for any length of time you know it took us years to start a family. Six years to be exact. I remember the pain of that time so acutely, and I promised myself that if/when we became parents I would enjoy it. I promised myself that even on the toughest days and in the most challenging moments I would remind myself of the pain of wanting to be a mom. To date that reminder always works, even in the most trying of moments. I know there's a weird balance on social media. We tend to oscillate between the perfect photo and sharing some very real nugget about us...how hard (insert hard situation) is. I'm finding myself becoming less patient about what feels like a barrage of parenting complaints on social media. There's a fine line between "my kid did this crazy thing and I have to tell you all because you'll get it" and "I'm complaining about my life because I can't believe nobody told me how hard this is."