"There is no way to be a perfect mother, but there are a million ways to be a great one."
Motherhood itself is a paradox; a tenet contrary to popular opinion. All at once you find yourself strong yet fearful, strict yet compromising, lonely yet never alone. Other paradoxes of motherhood?
A friend once told me that life has an incredible texture with kids that he didn't recognize as missing without them in his life but fully appreciates and celebrates now that they are. For most of us, predicting what life will be like with kids and your role as a parent is unimaginable until it actually happens. And when it does, everything changes. Here are some of my favorite post-baby observations that we’ve found only too true.
