9 new mom lessons from my first year of parenting
?WWAD (what what Ariel do)"? we ask ourselves in story meetings. Just back from mat leave with her scrumptious son, Cal, senior editor Ariel Brewster is our resident new-mom muse. That?s why I?ve invited her to take over this month to share her hard-won wisdom from the first year of parenting. ?Sasha
I had been working at Today?s Parent for three years before I had a baby, but that doesn?t mean I had any idea what I was doing when we welcomed Cal to our family in November 2014. Nothing prepares you for the day-in, day-out hard work of parenting. Though I?m pretty new to the scene, I?m happy to share what I?ve learned along the way so far.
1. 75% is the new 100%
Forget giving anything 100 percent. I will never be able to stay at work as late as I?d like, and I will never get dinner on the table as early as I?d like. I will never exercise as much as the magazines tell me I should, and I am newly at peace with the fact that my kid is going to be the one with marker streaks on his pudgy toddler hands and a little bit of leftover breakfast oatmeal in his hair. Feeling good about a 75 percent approval rating?and striving to please most of the people in my life most of the time?is my new normal. 2. Zippers, not snaps
Repeat after me: zippers, not snaps. Zippers, not snaps. I don?t care how cute or on-sale those snap-up footie PJs at Baby GAP are, resist all buttons and snaps and fussy outfits with multiple components. You may adore washing, folding and organizing the...
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