As new parents we crave guidance-- someone or something to tell us that
what we're doing is right-- a how-to book for being mums and
dads, if you will. We crave this so much that an entire industry exists to
"help" us: books, articles, advice columns-- mountains of
information, all fresh for the taking. As parents-to-be we try to absorb all
the "answers"; but once that squishy baby is on the outside it
becomes apparent that we know nothing and everything all at once.
The
problem with books, articles and advice columns is that they can’t make the
decisions for you; and as a new parent making decisions can be scary; but each
decision made helps you realize that you've got this. Before you know it, you
have lived a thousand parenting stories and you’ve become the expert best
positioned to write your own how-to book.
We are
all writing our own stories, we are all compiling our own “books”. This blog is
my book. Maybe it will make you laugh, maybe it will make you cry, and perhaps
it will help you troubleshoot something… or not. Either way, I'm glad you're
here; we're all in this together.
Welcome
to Mummyhood (or Daddyhood).
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