I tend to steer clear of threads like this, especially since I usually put my foot in things, but just wanted to put my 2 cents worth in.

While, yes, I think being a mother is hard, it's not the hardest. For me personally, being AWAY from my DS while off at my paying job is about the hardest thing bout being a parent for me. Granted, my paying job is a walk in the park.. Not a damn hard thing bout it. I'd still prefer to be home with my DS than have to work.

I'm gonna say it's tough, for me, but the toughest thing for me when DS was born was the fact that I had to learn, and quickly too! I'd never babysat, I held probably 2 babies in my life and I had no idea how to change a nappy, so I was coming into parenthood a complete novice. It's been such a life changing experience that I wouldn't change it for the world (ok, maybe some of the sleepless nights and the dramas I had with BFing, but there's always something right?!)
And you know, I think the fact that you learn something new every day in parenting, is a heck of a lot more rewarding than if you learnt it in your paying job.

I'll stop rambling now


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