Being a "new" mom

playball13

A friend of mine from college, Annie, has a great blog about being a mom.  She posted this article of FB this morning 10 Things New Moms Should Know

(hopefully the link will work).  Even though I am not a "new" mom, I think this blog is a good one for all of us.  

Enjoy!

mamaj1220

Makes me feel so much more normal now especially the abduction one...I was starting to think I was losing it when I burst into tears everytime I saw something like that and stared at my baby ready to jump in front of whatever comes our way and it really is more intense then I ever thought it would be.

Mauidmama

All of this is so true

airsica

I'm not a new mom either, but I fully agree with this.  :-)

lilypienmessimy

That was wonderful to read, thanks for posting!

Alexisgamez105

Lol #8 my mom would always tell us I love y'll but I just don't like y'all sometimes!

lp0

JennaDyer said:

Makes me feel so much more normal now especially the abduction one...I was starting to think I was losing it when I burst into tears everytime I saw something like that and stared at my baby ready to jump in front of whatever comes our way and it really is more intense then I ever thought it would be.

This! I have such a hard time hearing about children being stolen or killed. It literally makes me sick to my stomach. I don't know how you recover from losing a child.

Also I am having trouble hearing about random acts of violence (like shooting in a mall or restaurant). It gives me a lot of anxiety and I find myself thinking about it when I'm out in public. I used to love watching that show I Survived but just can't do it anymore.

Eta - this was a great article

amberpro

Number 3- how can a word melt your heart and make you scream at the same time? I think it depends on the number of times it's repeated...

Number 5- The intense empathy is scary.