caffeinatedcatholic:

fiftiesdoll:

Erase the idea that a woman is no longer free after having a child. Erase the idea that a woman is no longer capable of chasing her dreams after having a child. Erase the idea that a woman will lose her beauty after having a child. Erase the idea that a teen mom’s life is ruined after having a child. Erase the idea that single mothers can’t be independent after having a child.

Erase the idea that children are a woman’s biggest enemy.

I shared something on fb about how one morning my kid woke up at 5am and started kicking and didnt stop until 4 or 5pm and I had only slept a few hours that night bc of it. From what I can tell by being pregnant with her, shes a crazy active girl and she reacts to so many different things, and I cant wait to see that personality bloom once she’s born.

And so many people commented and said things like, “so it has begun….your peace is over” “better get used to that for the rest your life, you’ll never ever have a moment to yourself again” “lol you asked for it!”

All while I’m over here celebrating the fact that I have a healthy little wiggly bean inside me and I cant wait to find out more about her. Yeah, I did ask for it. I wanted a child to share my moments with and to love and teach and raise. I’m not saying my life will stay the same, obviously things are changing and yes theres no going back to when I wasnt a mom. That IS over. But my life isnt. Our lives with her are just beginning.

You would think common decency would be to just….idk…..let people be happy? Let people be excited? Let people love their kids and maybe even help them figure out how to adapt to life as a parent?