Mcashley

A new-ish good friend came over about 1 week post partum and immediately started doing the dishes. I was stunned. She said “Guests do the dishes, that’s the rule!”

I’ll do that for every new mom I visit from now on!

About 3 months post partum, I was having terrible intrusive thoughts. Like ones you read about & imagine that could never happen to you as a mom. My husband could tell I was struggling, and shared a scary recurring intrusive thought he had with me and said “don’t worry, I have them too and it will never happen to him.” I thought it was just me and I was a monster! It was such a relief to know I wasn’t alone and such a relief to say it out loud without shame.