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Rachel Bennett's avatar

I definitely miss him during the day and also sometimes count down the minutes until he is asleep lol.

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

Life/parenting is all about the "both and," as Chelsea Jackson Roberts says! 😂💜

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Sara Lerma Jones's avatar

“She is loved. She is safe. She is fed.” Putting this on repeat as my two year old dances around my messy living room dripping watermelon and watching Sesame Street. Thanks for the reset.

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

I mean, that sounds like a great afternoon if you ask me! 🥰💜

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Rebecca Rohan's avatar

Those last 3 paragraphs... wow, i wish I'd read those when I was in the throes of it, especially when my kids were little. I'd have printed them out and taped them to the fridge so I could read them several times a day. It's so great that you're realizing these things so soon into your parenting journey... and thank you for sharing the pics of your delightful, darling little girl!

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

Thank you so much for reading and commenting! I'm really glad this resonated with you...shoot, there's part of me that wishes I'd come to this realization about six months ago, but alas better late than never! 💜

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