"People warned me that motherhood "would change everything," and they were right. However, some of the things I was told were different from my experience. After my beautiful daughter turned one, I waited for the feeling that many parents talk about - the feeling of yearning for another baby. The excitement I often heard of when trying for baby #2, along with the fantasy of pushing a double stroller around the neighborhood."
"I love being a mom more than anything in the world. I love my daughter so much that it brings tears to my eyes just to think about her. But it's also the hardest job I've ever had - and that's a part of motherhood that's talked about less often when the topic comes up. More often, people talk about the magic of having kids and how it goes by so fast."
Motherhood elicits profound love alongside intense exhaustion and sustained mental load. After a daughter reached age one, the mother experienced peace, completeness, and certainty that one child fulfilled family needs. The decision to stop at one stems from self-knowledge about limits and concern that another child would overstretch emotional and caregiving capacity. Cultural expectations that "good moms" should desire more children and greater sacrifice conflict with a deliberate choice to prioritize mental health and sustainable parenting. Deep affection for the child coexists with recognition that parenting can lead to exhaustion and overstimulation.
Read at Business Insider
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