The first parenting lesson I’ve learned from experience is that everyone who’s a bit ahead of you will always tell you to enjoy your current situation “while it lasts”. The entire experience of parenting seems to be perpetually viewed through a haze of nostalgia, a recollection of how easy you had it “back then in them good ol’ days”, and if only you’d realised what you had when you had it.
You see, pregnant couples tell non-pregnant friends to enjoy their freedom while it lasts; third trimester people tell second trimester ones to enjoy the glow while it lasts; parents with newborns tell third trimester people to enjoy being able to just jump in the car and drive to a restaurant or a movie while it lasts; parents with a 1 year old tell those with a newborn to enjoy being able to carry the baby around in a bassinet and put it in a corner when you’re out while it lasts; parents with a two year old tell parents with a one old to enjoy it while their children can only crawl and can’t just walk around wherever... blah, blah, blah and on it goes!
So ENJOY WON’T YOU!
Most people seem to forget - or at least neglect to mention - that while every stage has its struggles and its difficulties, it also has its own unique set of thrills and rewards. Bring it on.
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