I am 8 weeks away from having this baby. I can’t wait
because I want to see what and who this kid is. Anyone who is newly pregnant or
is thinking of becoming pregnant, I can’t urge you strongly enough to NOT find
out what you are having. The wondering is the main factor getting me through
these last 2 months.
I noticed when you ask other moms if they found out what
they were having and the answer is “yes” they ALWAYS follow it up with “we wanted
to prepare.” You don’t owe me an excuse. You can admit that you just couldn’t
wait. I don’t believe the preparation BS for one second. You just WANTED TO
KNOW. That is fine. Own it. I am surprised that I was able to do this without
caving in. No excuses play like a champion.
Another thing I noticed about pregnant/new mothers is that
they lie their heads off about everything. If I didn’t have the most honest
friends and mother in the world, I wouldn’t know ANYTHING about all the gross
shit that happens in pregnancy. Moms are SO obsessed with acting perfect. It’s
so bizarre. NOBODY ENJOYS EVERY SECOND OF PREGNANCY. Want to know the things
that have happened to me? My boobs leak. If I walk for more than 15 minutes it
feels like I have balls. Recently I have these 10-15 minute insane streams of
thought where I think I ruined my life by getting pregnant. I don’t like it
when the baby hiccups for hours on end. My hips ache. I have trouble breathing
when I exercise. I can’t really shave my legs at all. I have bacne. Want me to
go on?
I guess I just don’t understand why mothers pretend that
these things don’t happen. Is it for fear of seeming like a bad mother? Well
guess what….you can post as many pictures of your happy baby on Facebook as you
want….I know that one time his bottle burned his mouth. Or you let him sit in a
shitty diaper for 2 hours before realizing it. Or he fell out of the swing. I
am not saying post “OMG my kid drank anti-freeze” on the Internet for the world
to see, but Jesus Christ, the amount of expecting and current moms judging one
another and acting like they are perfect is sickening to me. I have no idea
what I am going to do with this baby when it comes out, and that is perfectly
fine. Right now, it drives around all day with me listening to Drake because I
am white and 29. We will probably just continue doing that. My baby will be just as great as yours.
I think my main point of all of this is that I am not a fan
of pregnant and new mothers who are SUCH MOMS. Like…keep a little of your
identity. If your biggest accomplishment is keeping your mom fails a secret so
that you can judge others, you are the absolute worst. I may have a child, but
I am not infallible. I am a mess. Kids need to see that their mothers are
people with likes, and opinions and senses of humor. You can be an excellent
mother without jamming a stick up your ass. From what I have seen, a lot of
people opted for the stick.
