There are many stages of life when I had felt overwhelmed before. Like when I was a busy college student; when I was working full time, adjusting to marriage, while also learning to manage a home, plus the office for a non-profit; or then when I was at home with my first baby. But my … Continue reading Why I Was Overwhelmed with Two Kids but Thriving with Four
If I could write a letter to myself as a new mom, I would answer so many complaints. Resentment had a strong hold on me for many months, perhaps years, early in my motherhood. So here is my letter to Old Resentful Cindy. "I'm stuck at home with an infant all day every day. I … Continue reading Letters to a First-Time Mom -Don’t Stir Resentment Into Your Coffee
This spring I had my fourth baby. She's fantastic. But after my first and second babies, I struggled immensely with the feeling that my postpartum hormones and emotions were completely out of control and I had no idea what to expect. To be honest, they controlled me. So before I had my third, I did … Continue reading Letters to a First Time Mom – Dealing with Postpartum Hormones