I feel like there should have been, not necessarily a user's manual exactly, but some kind of trouble shooting guide given to me before we left the hospital. I spent more money having this baby than I did buying my last computer, and at least that thing came with a 'Help' option. I can chat online with someone when my application freezes or I get some gibberish error message. It's very comforting knowing that in my hour of need I can turn to someone who knows more than I do, who is willing to walk me through my problem until we find a solution. Surprisingly, this does not happen when you bring home a baby. Not even just for the first year warranty period...
So I am starting this blog to pose the difficult questions, rant about the injustice for all the things nobody tells you when you have kids, and share some of our more humorous anecdotes as I raise my little Monkey Milk Face.
Well there should be a damn manual. I'm still pissed about that...
ReplyDeleteI am already stunned and in awe of you and O....your, our sweet smiling, pooping, bubble-blowing boy. You will do just what we are doing and what your mother did -- make brilliant mistakes and learn to love yourself in ways you never did or could before you loved your son. And I will tell you the best piece of advice I have ever received about being a parent --
Owen will teach you and tell you what kind of parent he needs you to be. As long as you trust him and listen to what he tells you about what he needs (and who he needs to be at any given moment) -- there is no way to screw this up.
And if we forget to listen to our sons, forget to let them teach us --
we still won't screw it up.