"Dancing in the Shower," Prompt: "The Better Half" for RLJ Idol Community

[drippedonpaper]

There's the crappy half, that is certain. There are the moments when she's crying and I moan a little because that certain cry over the monitor means I have to drag myself out of my nice mattress with a box spring into her room. In her room, I have to lay with her on a narrow single thin foam mattress on the floor and hold her while she settles

Comments

[onda_bianca]

I'll echo all the other comments about cute kids. There certainly are upsides and downsides to everything...I never do think of the downsides of kids...and I'm sure I will once they happen to me. :) Nice, sweet, entry. :)

[drippedonpaper]

I never thought too much of the "Downsides" of kids until I had them either. One tends to idealize what you don't have yet:)

I love them. They do change every area of your life though. But I would never want my life without them. They are a lot of work but they are also a huge joy to me.

I think you'll be a great mom one day. You have a sense of fun about you, you seem to really love kids.

[onda_bianca]

Thanks...:)

Being a mom is the one thing I've always known I've wanted. I'm hoping I'll be in a good position to become one when I'm around the age of 30...

[liret]

Aww! This is sweet.

[drippedonpaper]

Thanks for your kind comment!:)

[alycewilson]

Thank you so much for sharing the better half of parenting. Too many people right now are warning me against the unpleasant things, like not getting enough sleep. I want to tell them, "Tell me something positive!"

[drippedonpaper]

How about this: You probably won't sleep as much as you want but, in spite of many issues with my life, I wouldn't change a thing because I can't imagine my life without my kids. I've never known the true depths of love until I had them. It's amazing, you feel this overwhelming bubbling up tenderness within your heart for someone who has thrown up on you but it exists.

I'm glad you'll get to experience it. Parenting can be SO frustrating but I would never go back to life without my kids, even if I could.

(and they are by no means perfect angels, I promise you:)

[alycewilson]

Now, that advice is truly helpful. Thank you, again, for showing me the brighter side. Besides, spending time with my niece and nephews, I know I can take a little chaos.

[drippedonpaper]

You'll need the ability to weather chaos, that is certain. But, thankfully, one starts with a snuggly baby. The toddler years come later:)

[myscribbles]

I loved this entry it summed up exactly what I feel sometimes.

This line especially

Somehow she sees me as a source of security. In my arms, she feels all is right with the world. No one has ever trusted me like that.

Is spot on, it is an amazing and terrifying feeling to be trusted so implicitly like that.

[drippedonpaper]

Their trust makes me doubt myself...and yet, at the same time, try harder because...it's not just me who can fail. I can never fail them, not as long as I breathe.

Thanks for commenting and adding me:)

[rejeneration]

Aww! I especially loved the part about when your daughter wakes and snuggles into you. How precious!

[drippedonpaper]

It's one of the favorite parts of my day (sometimes) if I can just slow down enough to enjoy it!:)