It’s quite common for long-time parents to look back on their first year as parents and compare it to a rollercoaster ride.
It’s quite common for long-time parents to look back on their first year as parents and compare it to a rollercoaster ride. And that simile is quite accurate, because it’ll be a rollercoaster ride in every way imaginable. You may find yourself laughing one minute but crying the next. One minute you may feel like a super parent for having accomplished something and the next minute you may find yourself doing an internet search on “How to be a better parent.” And, all the while, you may even be mourning your previous nonparent identity. Brace yourself for the uplifts and the plummets. All the changes can feel chaotic in the beginning, but you’ll soon get the hang of it!