Woo-hoo! You passed the first test: you peed on a stick and the double line appeared! Congratulations, now you’re pregnant. But the tests aren’t over; not only will your doctor put you through the ringer, but your baby in utero will, too (nausea, backache, ALL the fun stuff)!
Then, when you give birth, more than likely it will be the happiest time of your life. A freshly born baby has the best smells, when it’s not pooping, vomiting, burping, or farting. Don’t let that scare you; seriously, parenting is awesome, until it’s not.
There are going to be times when you sit in the bathroom crying, or eating snickers, hiding from your child(ren) because that’s the only damn space you have to yourself. Until they find you, in which case, you learn to pee and poop in front of another human being quickly, and it becomes SO routine, you’ll forget (and at the same time, yearn for) the days when you were allowed to close the bathroom door and have a little privacy.
It’s not all doom and gloom, though. Most of the time, parenting can be super rewarding, and you’ll feel love like you’ve never felt before. Cliche, I know, but I speak the truth! So, I’m going to tell you something else, too: kids can put you in the most awkward of situations. Either they’re telling the grocery store clerk that Mommy and Daddy sleep on top of each at night and make zoo noises, or they undress themselves in the middle of the Apple store because they’re bored (honestly, who can be bored at the APPLE store?) and want to make a statement.
So get comfortable on the toilet seat or in the utility closet (I know, you have to make space wherever you can!) and enjoy some of these memes that will have you laughing, because they’re true, and crying … because they’re true!