newborn to toddler phase will have you reconsidering life on the tough days, esp w/o resources like a supportive spouse, nanny, family, daycare, etc to relieve you.
age 5-9 is cutesy but you’re still on call 24/7 so that’s exhausting too.
10+ is when kids ragebait you. prepare
adult springtime is so specific. you wake up one random morning with a completely unexplained urge to clean everything, throw out every sad sock you own, and put on the playlist that defined your teenage years. four hours later you are standing in a clean house feeling like a new person and you cannot explain what came over you.
women’s hormones drop 1000x in just 72 h after birth and It’s a literal hormonal shock. It’s the sharpest hormonal crash a body can survive. Estrogen crashes from peak pregnancy levels to near zero. Progesterone plummets over 1000%. The endocrine system rewrites itself to stop pregnancy and start lactation. All while her organs shift back, her uterus contracts, and she bleeds for weeks. All that while taking care of a newborn 24/7. God forbid she doesn’t feel like herself or is moody.
Hey White House, please remove the Tropic Thunder clip. We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie.
JUST WONDERING HOW MOMS are supposed to work 9-5, drop the kids off at school at 8 AM, pick them up by 3 PM, stay on top of school activities, meal prep, cook dinner, keep the house clean, do the laundry, run the kids to extracurricular activities, climb the corporate ladder, save sick days for when the kids are sick, be a good friend, daughter, and partner, all while trying to take care of their own body and mental health…