Some sweet words
Jul 12, 2016 7:31:15 GMT -5
Post by gratefulgirl on Jul 12, 2016 7:31:15 GMT -5
I hope others don't take this the wrong way, but I've been around the AL community for a little while now and have seen similar sentiments a few times and I have to say, yes, there's truth. But there can also be a subtle and very painful pressure that comes up again and again on the PAL side. It's this idea that not only will you be able to take your experience and mother well, but that you must.
That you can never complain about a pregnancy ache because you have to be embracing it. That you can't find colic unspeakably hard because you know you would still cut your right arm off for that baby. That the sleep deprivation of the newborn phase (referenced above), or honestly sometimes the 12+ months of sleep deprivation, are somehow to be embraced in and of themselves. That all the hard can't be just hard because it's a by-product of unspeakable good. That toddler temper tantrums, and so on and so forth in each phase somehow aren't supposed to be as bad as they would if you hadn't fought so hard to get there.
I hope everyone embraces the things about them that are stronger after this journey. I know that rainbows bring unspeakable joy. But let yourself feel the hard too. Let yourself acknowledge that too. Don't feel guilty about it.
That you can never complain about a pregnancy ache because you have to be embracing it. That you can't find colic unspeakably hard because you know you would still cut your right arm off for that baby. That the sleep deprivation of the newborn phase (referenced above), or honestly sometimes the 12+ months of sleep deprivation, are somehow to be embraced in and of themselves. That all the hard can't be just hard because it's a by-product of unspeakable good. That toddler temper tantrums, and so on and so forth in each phase somehow aren't supposed to be as bad as they would if you hadn't fought so hard to get there.
I hope everyone embraces the things about them that are stronger after this journey. I know that rainbows bring unspeakable joy. But let yourself feel the hard too. Let yourself acknowledge that too. Don't feel guilty about it.
