Hold me & Held hostage
Hi Sprinkles Parents,
Anyone have a kid that loves to be held? Or is going through a phase of just wanting to be in your arms? The hardest is when you’re pregnant and have to say no or just know that you’re going to be in pain if you agree to their demands.
The other day, my daughter just wanted to be held only by me and I felt like a hostage. Inside my head I was begging for help but I never actually was able to say anything out loud about wanting help because:
I’m the mom
It’s my job to watch her
I should be able to handle this
No one else ever complains
It’s no big deal
She will get big one day and I will miss this
My partner will try and help but she’ll only want me
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, I decided to walk away and get some space from her, knowing that I was inviting a tantrum.
Trusting others to help you or receiving help as parents is hard. The secret to this success is support systems in place. It’s communicating with what you actually need before you explode. It’s setting realistic expectations of parenthood (I didn’t get the memo on that one..) etc.
What would a support system look like for you?
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