INTRODUCTION:
Recently, Hayden Panettiere talked to 'Live with Kelly and Michael' openly about postpartum depression, and how confusing a time this can be for new mothers. Mothers everywhere applauded and thanked her for her courage. In the spirit of openness, I would like to share a breakdown I had too.
I have not suffered with postpartum depression and I felt very lucky about that. I was worried I might be particularly susceptible to it because I have mental health issues in my family, such as bipolar disorder. That being said I'm still a human in the new and all encompassing world of parenthood and I did recently have a very overwhelming emotional breakdown. It was a compilation of many things-but was brought to a head by Nintendo's new Super Mario Maker.
INTRODUCTION:
Motherhood is the hardest job in the world. We've all heard it. But is it? I've had jobs since I was 14, some that were pretty hard. I mean, in what other job do they ask you in a condescending tone what you do all day? Who created this idea? Who benefits from it? Not SAHMs. Not me.
Motherhood is not the hardest job in the world. Motherhood is not a job at all. Think I'm wrong? Check out some of my reasons, and tell me that again!
As a new mom, I wonder about other mothers and motherhood in general sometimes-it can be pretty isolating when you haven't got your shit together just yet. Because my son will only sleep while touching me, and I can't just sleep sitting up, and he's already teething and not sleeping a ton-thanks for nothing milestone books, I wonder about absurd things sometimes. Today's absurd train of thought is about the Hemsworth Brothers...
So we've all run across this at one point, creepy people who want to take pictures or touch the belly. Usually older, clearly iffy men. I was working with a pregnant young lady at one point, and a man was talking to her about her pregnancy-not in the context of having children himself, but just how "beautiful pregnant women are", and then he asked if he could take a photo of her. She politely refused, again she/we were working, but he wasn't interested in being put off, and took one anyway. She was 25 he was easily 60. I was 17 and never forgot it.