The other day I said to Avi, “Either parenthood is insanely hard or I’m much lower-functioning than I thought.” The answer remains unclear.
The other day I said to Avi, “Either parenthood is insanely hard or I’m much lower-functioning than I thought.” The answer remains unclear.
when you’re living in it, rather than visiting it, you realize it’s really different; that new parents not only aren’t complaining too much, they’re not complaining nearly enough.
Dolly Alderton • Good Material: THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE
My life as a parent seems to come at the storytelling problem differently. The experience crowds out the narration, rather than the other way around. What is there to say about omnipresence? There’s a tactility to parenting (feeding, cleaning, dressing, hugging, rocking, kissing), a primitive quality (love, protection, devotion), that resists... See more
J’ai longtemps pensé que devenir père signifierait devoir renoncer à mes rêves. J’avais fini par m’en persuader. Mais j’avais tort. En vérité, je craignais de ne pas être à la hauteur. Être parent est le plus grand des défis.