Image credit: Getty Images/Royalty Free/Susan K You never knew you could ache this much for another human being. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, a friend who crushed them or a romantic rebuff, the first time they are truly heartbroken, your heart feels like it’s going to explode. Image credit: Getty Images/Royalty Free/Rebecca Nelson You’re happy to see them growing up, but… sniff… they’re growing up. They used to cling to your leg and cry, and now they run off with their friends without a glance back. The first time they leave you… and don’t care Image credit: Getty Images/JGI/Jamie GrillĦ. It’s both liberating and the hardest thing you feel like you’ve ever done. Whether it’s in day care when you return to work, with a babysitter for a date night or just with Dad while you go to the store, there comes a time when you will get in the car and pull out of the driveway without them. Image credit: Getty Images/Royalty Free/Lisa Wikstrand It can be terrifying, and you aren’t sure you can handle seeing them like this. Image credit: Getty Images/Royalty Free/indeed When the real first smile comes, though, you know, and it’s amazing. You’ve spent weeks thinking maybe it was a smile, only to find out it’s gas. Image credit: Getty Images/Royalty Free/Ian Hooton Whether it’s struggles with breastfeeding, extreme sleep deprivation or the inability to get your baby (or yourself) to stop crying, there’s a point when you realize that no matter how much you planned and prepared, you really had no idea what you were in for. The moment you realize how hard this parenting gig really is Image credit: Getty Images/Royalty Free/Ariel SkelleyĢ. Some of them are joyous, while others cut us to the soul, but they all are parts of this crazy club called motherhood.
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