Being Amelia’s Mother it’s a blessing, but let me tell you that I have dark circle around my eyes… sleep-deprived!
She is teething and using my breasts as a dummy during the night, or wakes up crying 5-10 minutes and then back to sleep.
Oh, yes, I am trying to wean her off but takes time.
We are in 2024 not 1995 when My crazy mother listened to some witch neighbour to put some chilli powder around her breast to wean me off. Mom said that my mouth was swollen and I cried all night long, well what would she expect, probably I looked like I just had my lips done!
Amelia is just fine, playing while myself is sitting and wishing for 2 more hours of sleep. I am not complaining but just letting some parents know about the joyful part of parenting.
Wait, are you wondering why I am not calling a family member to look after her while I rest? Good joke, there’s no one, apart from me and her Dad!
All her so-called family is in Romania, but even if we were in Romania I don’t see anyone coming to help, or maybe one of my sisters 🤔…
Some parents were blessed with childcare for free and others with this statement “Please pay your childcare fees by the 10th of this month 60% of your salary!”
With the rest of the 40% pay half of your rent, and welcome to the UK!
Amelia will be starting nursery in 1 week. Blessings and tears surely are about to happen 🙏
Parenting is all about loving unconditionally, waking up at 2 AM, Blessings, paying nursery fees, wishing for 2 hours of sleep when you know the Genie is blocked in the teapot 🫖 drinking 2l of coffee a day to keep that motivation and so much more.
Stay humble and honest, parents!
CRINAMORPHO 