wondering

1. Why does my 2 month old who has slept well from birth feel the need to nurse EVERY. TWO. HOURS. AROUND. THE. CLOCK? It started about a week and a half ago and really hasn’t let up. I’m down with it during the day but could we agree on say, every 4 hours at night?
2. Why did this need to coinside with T being away?
3. What is it that drives people to tell me how much it sucks having 3 kids? My one friend recently told me that she wanted to be honest and say that it never gets better… only busier. Thanks? When you tell me how bad it is, what exactly do you expect me to do? Give one of them away?
4. How did I survive T working 60+ hour work weeks and raise children without extra help? Seriously, I would have gone batty this fall without my family.
5. Does forgetfulness get worse with each child (or do we never remember how much we forgot?)? It’s bad people, really bad.
6. Why do people fall all over first time mothers with sympathy for how tired they are and how hard this mother gig is and then act like women with 3+ children should just suck it up already? I’ve gotten a distinct “you made your bed, now lie in it” feeling from several people (in particular older mothers!). Do women forget how far a simple empathetic response can go for an exhausted fellow mother?
7. Could every fall be as warm and amazing as this one? Please?
8. How do you lose all of your pregnancy weight and still not fit into your pre-pregnancy pants?
9. How can I stain my oak kitchen cupboards to look like walnut without stripping them? They are starting to really bug me.

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