Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
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I feel a little guilty about my last post. I feel like I got preachy and I don’t want to be. I hope its understood these are personal parenting choices that I felt were the most important ones for ME to stick to for a newborn. I felt most proud of those choices. But I don’t wanna harp on anyone else for their decision. As the new baby gets closer and closer, I’ve become more acquainted with the frozen section of the grocery store. Why, yes, a frozen veggie lasagna would be the perfect meal with a toddler yelling at my feet and myself exhausted. And Eric working until late. I can understand the pull of tv. I’ve wondered if I might be a more sane mommy if I did allow a little tv on during Helena’s awake hours. I’m not sure what my choices will be when we have two kids. I do believe in at least trying these choices. It’s interesting how obsessive we get with our bodies and lifestyle when we’re pregnant but become much more willing to let things go once we have the baby. I know this is for a variety of reasons but my pregnant “for the baby” choices are much laxer than my parent “for the baby” choices.
Anyway, I urge people to be critical of any “sanctimommi-ous” behavior and go on doing what you do. Most people are doing what they can to be good parents. Most of us are working hard.
