Podcast clip on motherhood challengesfrom @callherdaddy

Transcript

Think that's something a lot of people talk about is, like, their readiness to be a mom. I wanted to be a mom for so long and, you know, didn't find the right worse. And then I found the right person, and then we were married, and then we wanted to be, like, married for the right time. So I kind of, like, I wanted it so badly that I kind of, like, waited for him to be, like, okay. It is now an acceptable time for you to ask me for a child. And I was, like, please. What were you completely unprepared for? You know, your vagina will bounce bad. Your butthole won't. I don't know if I needed to hear that before giving birth. You're unprepared for all of it. Yeah. I all of it. And everybody's like, your instincts, your instincts, you have no idea what you're doing. I remember women being like, you'll be able to hear the difference with the cries. And then I'm like, I can't hear the difference with the cries. Like, I'm such a bad mom. How has it changed your relationship with yourself? I mean, I best, I'm so ruled by guilt. I'm trying not to be... You're never doing enough. You're never there enough. But if you're there too much, then, you know, they're too attached, and then they're never gonna go to school. And I don't think I've ever just, like, gotten into bed and been like, wow. God. I'm such a good mom. And I know I'm a good mom. I know it's hard to pat yourself on the back because this job is so important, and you love your kids so much that it's hard to just be like, good job. How has it changed your approach to your career? It has been really great for my career in the way that, like... Not for my career, but for my work. I don't... I've never really needed structured time before. And so when you have kids, you have to be very mindful about what hours are spent where, what you're going to do, and how... Or you're not gonna get anything done, and you're gonna fail at both. So I'm really structured with my time now, which is just something that I never thought about or saw for myself. The mom community is so important, and I... Helped me so much. Going to the baby classes and, like, moms from school... I remember when I had bad postpartum with my second. I, like, got on the elevator, and one of the moms was just like, are you okay? And I just wasn't. And I was just like, I'm really scared. Better day, I have such bad anxiety. I feel like I'm being chased by a tier. And, like, one of the moms, like, heard and hugged me and just, like, gave me tier number and and just talked to me. Like, the mom community is, like, really amazing.