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[quote=Anonymous]DC1 was a terrible sleeper, truly one of the worst, and DC2 had major issues with feeding (insane gag reflex and projectile vomiting). When I was in the thick of it all and barely getting by on 5 hours of broken sleep every day and balancing that with my work, a friend tried to give me this message of cherishing the moment, because "once they're older the really hard grind starts." It was a singularly unhelpful comment and it made me want to jump out of my skin: you're telling a mother in the worst part of parenting that it's only going to get worse so you might as well cherish it now?! It's also incredibly dismissive of what I was going through. Know your audience, people. If anyone with older kids wants to impart some wisdom, then at least don't begin by dismissing someone's current struggles. [/quote]
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