no sense of humor

NapJunkie

A few weeks ago someone here posted a link for "A Letter to my Pregnant, Childless Self" and I thought it was hilarious.  So when a friend's wife was approaching her due date I sent her the link thinking she'd have a good laugh.  Instead she said "Wow, what a bitter Mom that letter to my pregnant self woman must be. That was filled with so much negativity and venom. She must have had an easy pregnancy, a horrific birth experience with no support from her husband and a difficult child. I am glad I did not read that before Catherine arrived! Just to let you know, I would TOTALLY do natural child birth again. It was amazing, and DH and I are sleeping so much better now she is with us.  DH is a pro at being a Dad!"  

Maybe I'm just overly sensitive since I'm still hormonal, but OMG it was all in good fun.  I guess for her motherhood is nothing but sunshine and rainbows.  

Here's the link:  https://www.scarymommy.com/a-letter-to-my-pregnant-child-less-self/

ellcore

I think she might have read a little TOO into it.

jecanty

I was just reading it and I almost spit out my drink at the part about using the breathing techniques for the first bowl movement. Funny.

I made it all the way to 4 cm without the epidural... only because they took so damn long. lol 

MplsMurph

This was too funny. How long ago did she deliver? I think DS was in a baby coma for the first 2 weeks and during that time I could have agreed with most of what your friend said minus the sleep part. But by week 3 life was a hot mess and still is most days.

I also think that some women feel the need to pretend that motherhood is all sunshine and unicorn farts to make themselves feel better. They are delusional. This shiit is hard and that's normal.

Olivebeinmamma

Wow.. thats pretty funny she needs to take a chillaxative!

IAM3Bs

Olivebeinmamma:

Wow.. thats pretty funny she needs to take a chillaxative!

Adding 'chillaxitive' to my repertoire LOL. Love it!

elfchique

karma is going to kick your friend in the @ss. 

RockyRoad3

I almost find it hard to understand how that could NOT be taken as a humorous thing. I honestly don't get her response if the writer being a bitter mom. That's sad to not have a sense of humor about all of this! My favorite part was using the breathing techniques for the first bowel movement.

NapJunkie

This is why I love our board so much - we all have a sense of humor and have no problems admitting that this whole motherhood thing is really rough.  I don't feel like I have to pretend that everything is easy all of the time.  FWIW, she gave birth a week ago.

nickell5

Her reality hasn't arrived yet....it will though and you can just giggle like a school girl.

Vegasbb

Too funny that she feels this way during the honeymoon stage. My baby slept 24/7 during the first week and I had tons of help from family and my husband was off work . Good luck to your friend in a month or so :

candaceleigh21

She read wayyyy to much into it, that crap was hillarious and I had a God-awful pregnancy