that’s what my kid is. she’s a crazy one year old that can’t sit still and is in a state of constant flux. she’s great and she drives me crazy. for the most part people always described parenthood to me as this amazing and awesome experience that was the “hardest job you’ll ever love”. i wasn’t one of those people that fell in instant love with my kid the second she was born. i didn’t suffer from post pardom depression, but i did suffer from a post pardom reality shift. it’s still really difficult for me to have the selflessness needed to be a mom. not being able to do what i want when i want sucks a lot of the time, but this crazy experience of raising a kid is something that i’m ultimately glad i signed up for.
Smaller Than A Redwood
I often feel that I really don’t have the right to much of an opinion on this since I’m the parent that hits the road, goes to work, etc. I’m even writing this comment from a hotel in New Jersey. Sometimes I feel like I have the hard job because I miss the little tike so much when I travel, but I change 1% of the diapers that my wife does and have it pretty easy all things considered.
But she is amazing — the best thing that’s ever happened to me (and you can substitute my daughter and my wife for the “she” in that statement.)
Children are amazing. The wonderful thing about having children is that they can give you grandchildren. It is amazing how they learn so much. It is fun to see Mazie learning words, movement, stairs, routines, etc. I think that you and Tammy are doing a wonderful job teaching Mazie how to love, live and laugh. She is a very happy child. She is also very cute. Don’t get caught up in the small things. Raising children is very rewarding.