Parenthood can be very rewarding, but let's face it, so are margaritas at the adults-only pool.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Parenthood is a very, very intense experience.
No one realizes how hard parenthood is. I am not saying going into the office is easy. It's not. But parenthood, as fun as it is, is not for the fainthearted.
Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.
I don't think anyone masters parenthood.
Parenthood is a psychic sweat lodge: enter into it only if you are ready to have your own secreted toxins running into your eyes. Few people are prepared for its power - women or men.
Any woman knows that it takes two people to be a good parent.
I'm not a parent, but it seems to me the nature of parenting is contingent, full of unexpected challenges - which is one of the wonderful and amazing things about it.
Parenthood involves massive sacrifice: money, attention, time and emotional energy.
I know how sobering and exhausting parenthood is. But the reality is that our children's future depends on us as parents. Because we know that the first years truly last forever.
I don't want to sit around by the pool luxuriating with a margarita. That's just not what I want to do.