Being a mother has made me more...

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flerlgirl · December 2013

A little less crazy, oddly enough. Now I'm like, "The house is on fire? Meh. Get some water and call me when I can take a nap."

lioness13 · December 2013

More empathetic and sensitive to other moms and people's feelings about almost everything.

NicoleReed0324 · December 2013

I was just telling my co-worker that becoming a mommy makes you a real ass hahaha I have been singing Christmas carols while dancing all around the house. MJ loves it and thinks it is hilarious but I am an awful singer hahaha

It also makes me slow down an take everything in. I used to get really caught up in "the next step" with my career, our house, so many things. But I find myself relaxing and just enjoying life these days.

TheTamedShrew · December 2013

Patient & mindful.

abbity · December 2013

lioness13 said:

More empathetic and sensitive to other moms and people's feelings about almost everything.

This exactly!!!

momofcatan · December 2013

Every time I see a parent with a tantruming toddler I try to give an encouraging smile. I know a soon enough that will be me....

No longer the best · December 2013

it makes me really think about my priorities. I used to never be able to say NO whether it be to friends, random acquaintances or people at work. Now I can prioritize much easier and say no much more often!

missSchatte12 · December 2013

Somewhat more patient and a lot more understanding. Especially with people who have kids

Lizzybizzy80 · December 2013

More appreciative of my mom, she stayed home with my little brother and I and moved to nine different countries with us for my dad's job by the time I reached 3rd grade. She would get a used car and a map and figure out the city and introduce herself to random neighbors to make friends. We are still friends with some of them. She is amazing and I still have a lot to learn from her. This got kind of sappy, sorry!

HeartLikeMine3 · December 2013

I'm with you I feel like I have become more lighthearted and less serious. I'm always singing, making silly faces and dancing around to entertain LO. I think I used to take the way I look and act too serious. Now I spend my days in PJ's and ponytails acting like a loon! I love it!

jennOK · December 2013

Think about how I spend my time.

KellenHi21 · December 2013

All of these things!!

Especially appreciating and understanding my mom more, and more empathetic to others, specifically other moms.

Nix55 · December 2013

@BonnieK10 Wasn't that awesome?!?!! I was just telling H about it.

needanustart · December 2013

Fat. Happy. Overly emotional- about everything. Oh and tired of course!

[Deleted User] · December 2013

Being a mom has helped me to become more open. I used to be shy and not share a lot about myself. Now I'm much more open- talking about childbirth, breast feeding, my period... Yeah I never would've done that before. I guess I feel like I can finally relate to my coworkers who are all older.

phishgirl29 · December 2013

I'm going to say that while I am more patient, I'm less patient with people that are not in my support circle. Where I used to give others leeway, I don't anymore because my family comes first.

kelseypie · December 2013

Crunchy.

numbersgirl08 · December 2013

I agree with acting silly! I'm more able to enjoy small moments.

KentuckyKate · December 2013

Annimalistic? Something about it has made me realize how much like any other mammal we are.

The first moment I saw DD, I didn't hear a choir of angels sing and fall instantly in love, but I felt so immensely protective over her that I knew I would defend her with my life. I also believe I could kill someone and then sleep like a baby if someone was endangering her. I feel the same as a mother grizzly bear walking around with her cub trailing behind her.

Also, when I read or watch things on tv about people hurting children or kidnapping them and stuff like that, it is so much more hideous now that I have a daughter. I literally cried at a lifetime movie about a babysitter kidnapping a kid, and I have never been much of a cryer. The thought of how excruciatingl and terrifying it would be if someone took her away from me like that was gut wrenching.

CindyRelluh · December 2013

A homebody. I mean we go outside almost daily, but I could care less to go to a bar, or go out all the time. I like doing stuff occasionally, but I am just SO content at home playing with my babies, cooking, watching movies, and playing outside with all of the neighbor kids. Don't get me wrong, I still want to go out for drinks or to dinner and shopping and stuff, but I've never been so happy to just be home.

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kari.sandall · December 2013

Being a mom had made me less selfish. I used to do whatever I wanted with my time off and I hated when someone through off my plans. Now my time belongs to my babies. They always come first. Sometimes I forget to eat I'm so busy taking care of and playing with them.

nikel13 · December 2013

More anxious about certain things. More understanding to other moms.

Greywolf12 · December 2013

As PP's have said, I'm much more open minded now. I used to be sooo judgemental toward other moms, but now I understand that there is a lot more "nature" to their little personalities than what I thought

nikel13 · December 2013

@Lizzybizzy80 Your mom sounds awesome! I can only hope Lily can see me as you see your mom!

Lizzybizzy80 · December 2013

@nikel13 thanks! She is awesome and I am very lucky. I really would like to be as brave as she has been. I hope Beckett sees me that way one day too!

Faith7 · December 2013

In some ways, more confident & calmly independent. Feeling like I need to be pleasing to others (in silly, nonimportant ways) has faded and I feel more able to assert myself without becoming confrontational. I feel stronger, like less of a weakling, and somehow that makes me feel less threatened and less defensive.

On the other hand, I feel more terrified about some things--things that have to do with the safety and health of my son. Every so often I have sudden visions about horrible things happening to him.

BC&LM · December 2013

Germophobic. My hands are getting raw from how much I wash them all the time now. I was always slightly germophobic but not to the degree I am now!

singahappysong · December 2013

A better wife. If I'm not sacrificing time for my son, I will be sacrificing time for my husband. It only took me a really rough few months to learn that my husband is more important than anything, even my children. In ~20 years they'll be on their own, and I'll still have my husband. Plus, if my husband feels my love he helps more

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