Monday, March 9, 2009

Parental Advice Paradox

Hearing from other parents is often a strange paradox, because they seem to be sending two very different, seemingly incompatible, viewpoints.

"Oh! Having a child is a wonderful experience! It will change your life for the better! There's nothing in the world that is as fun and exciting!"

And then

"And you can kiss sleep goodbye. You won't have any free time for any of those hobbies that you love. They're wildly expensive. Sometimes I just got *so* stressed out."

I suppose both are equally valid and true, and apparently somehow compatible.

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