I have recently discovered that there is a certain and unique kind of insanity that comes with becoming a parent, as I'm sure a lot of you reading this knows. If there are any parents out there trying to deny this, all I can say is that you must have been semi-insane before you became a parent and, therefore, your previous insanity mixed with the parental insanity resulting in a super insanity that brings with it a false sense of security and peace.
You see, it is inevitable, and immediate. The huge life changes mix with the lack of sleep to create a cataclysmic combination of fried brains and intense mama/papa-bear instincts. It makes you powerful and insecure at the same time. It makes you step up and, also, fall short. It makes you joyful and, in the same moment, it makes you want to burst into tears. Doubt and amazement, full-blown glee and confusion, complexity and the simply mundane. Being a parent does all this.
I am happily insane.
3 comments:
I think you nailed it.
I feel ya sistah! I know exactly what you mean. It's madness being a parent. The constant joys and worries...it's craziness but good most of the time. :)
Excellent post. It's a different world, isn't it?
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