Things I Wish Someone Warned Me Regarding Motherhood

Lately, whenever I see ads of smiling mothers with their perfectly behaved babies, something in me just wants to tear it a cosmos full of new ones. When I got pregnant, my social interactions widened significantly. Suddenly, every working mom in my company was my friend. I figured they’d hand me advice. I got a lot of titters and a building full of ‘Ohhh wait until you get to the part when she’s mobile!’ Really cute? Yes. Helpful? Not really.

If I was hoping to get any ProTips about the first few weeks and months of motherhood, I certainly didn’t get any. It’s like they keep that stuff on the down low. All the mothers just constantly harped and chirped about how adorable my baby was going to be and told their struggles with baby weight.

So, I did the next best thing, I read tons of baby related articles and books. I got this rosy picture in my head that I was going to just love my baby upon sight and I’d be able to breastfeed her for the first 2 years of her life.

Now that I’m a mom, the rose-tinted-glasses are totally off. Not just that, they got ripped off and got trampled into the ground. So, let’s see: What do I wish I was warned about?