For me it’s never being alone. But then I see my friend on Fb who’s only child just joined the marines and she’s posting all this stuff about missing the mess and the shoes everywhere…. And I feel like a shit.

I can’t even think about Manchester by the Sea without completely losing it with the ugly crying.

And now I’ve ruined my own night.

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Anonymous wrote:How old is your kiddo OP? I had a lot of intrusive thoughts about bad things happening to the baby post partum. I still have trouble with bad things happening to fictional children but it’s getting better. I think it’s normal to have some level of PPD/A.

8, 3.5 and 1.5. It’s not PPA. I’ve been like this since my oldest was born and it’s never gone away.

NP maybe this is normal, but it doesn’t seem healthy to me… I’ve never had thoughts like this

It’s normal, PP. Some people are just worriers.

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Anonymous wrote:How old is your kiddo OP? I had a lot of intrusive thoughts about bad things happening to the baby post partum. I still have trouble with bad things happening to fictional children but it’s getting better. I think it’s normal to have some level of PPD/A.

8, 3.5 and 1.5. It’s not PPA. I’ve been like this since my oldest was born and it’s never gone away.

NP maybe this is normal, but it doesn’t seem healthy to me… I’ve never had thoughts like this

I second the worry as the worst part. I’ve never worried about anyone like this before I had kids.

Anonymous wrote:Well I hope none of us have to experience the worst.

But a sad part of being a mother is that our children leave us.

We parent, and give the best of ourselves, just so that the next generation can fly on their own.

It's bittersweet, when you think about it.

+1. An older friend once told me that the result of being a good parent is abandonment.

Well I hope none of us have to experience the worst.

But a sad part of being a mother is that our children leave us.

We parent, and give the best of ourselves, just so that the next generation can fly on their own.

It's bittersweet, when you think about it.

Anonymous wrote:How old is your kiddo OP? I had a lot of intrusive thoughts about bad things happening to the baby post partum. I still have trouble with bad things happening to fictional children but it’s getting better. I think it’s normal to have some level of PPD/A.

8, 3.5 and 1.5. It’s not PPA. I’ve been like this since my oldest was born and it’s never gone away.

Maybe not the worst part but it’s certainly bad: the kids’ songs that get stuck in your head. It can drive you mad.

How old is your kiddo OP? I had a lot of intrusive thoughts about bad things happening to the baby post partum. I still have trouble with bad things happening to fictional children but it’s getting better. I think it’s normal to have some level of PPD/A.

Childbirth injuries. My whole pelvic floor is wrecked from delivery and pooping has become an Olympic sport. Impact exercise is out of the question, and surgery is in my future but may not fix it. As a former athlete who was determined to keep up my athleticism after becoming a parent, it’s the bitterest pill to swallow.

Anonymous wrote:When they were babies through about five or six, it was all the bodily fluids and random stains.

Now it's being interrupted and wanting attention.

And when they are teens, it's that they are sassy, grumpy, and smelly!

When they were babies through about five or six, it was all the bodily fluids and random stains.

Now it's being interrupted and wanting attention.

For me it’s the connection to other mothers and children. I can’t watch anything about the people in Ukraine, for example, without seeing my little kids getting bombed or walking in exile. It’s heartbreaking. I see my babies faces in their faces.

… for me, is the worry. I can’t watch any movie or tv show where there’s a sick or deceased child. I worry about potential accidents and illness the most.

What’s your worst thing?