I loved this! And I clicked on the 3 kids 6 months in link too and found this very nice to read: "She’s another person who lives here. That’s all. That’s what having a third kid is. What had felt inaccessible to me about that knowledge? Other people weren’t doing it because they couldn’t or because they didn’t want to. Not because doing it would unleash a swirling black gyre of regret." I have 1 now, am considering 2, and have always liked the idea of 3 but actively worry about the "swirling black gyre of regret" because it feels like 1 is so nice it's almost a life hack? I too don't really have the money or support to reasonably consider 3 but that's really never stopped me from doing anything before. And you definitely deserve a medium-sized parade or at least a very tall trophy in reverence for what you do.
We got a working sink toy when my kid was about that age and it was a total hit. Filled it up, put it on a towel on the deck, and just let him go to town. :)
Not me absolutely choked up at the last sentence. Pure poetry.
I loved this! And I clicked on the 3 kids 6 months in link too and found this very nice to read: "She’s another person who lives here. That’s all. That’s what having a third kid is. What had felt inaccessible to me about that knowledge? Other people weren’t doing it because they couldn’t or because they didn’t want to. Not because doing it would unleash a swirling black gyre of regret." I have 1 now, am considering 2, and have always liked the idea of 3 but actively worry about the "swirling black gyre of regret" because it feels like 1 is so nice it's almost a life hack? I too don't really have the money or support to reasonably consider 3 but that's really never stopped me from doing anything before. And you definitely deserve a medium-sized parade or at least a very tall trophy in reverence for what you do.
We got a working sink toy when my kid was about that age and it was a total hit. Filled it up, put it on a towel on the deck, and just let him go to town. :)