I would add my evergreen/all-seasons parenthood mantra: "It's not hard because I'm doing it wrong. It's not hard because I'm incapable or incompetent. It's hard because it's hard." Parenting young children, esp 3 kids, it just hard. That doesn't make it bad, or wrong, or make you bad or wrong. It's just hard and for me there had been tremendous freedom in not trying to fix/solve everything but instead recognize and enjoy the ease and joy too, because I now know that hard is to be expected at times and it's all part of the journey.
I would add my evergreen/all-seasons parenthood mantra: "It's not hard because I'm doing it wrong. It's not hard because I'm incapable or incompetent. It's hard because it's hard." Parenting young children, esp 3 kids, it just hard. That doesn't make it bad, or wrong, or make you bad or wrong. It's just hard and for me there had been tremendous freedom in not trying to fix/solve everything but instead recognize and enjoy the ease and joy too, because I now know that hard is to be expected at times and it's all part of the journey.
Wonderful advice and so well said. For postpartum and all the time 💛