Polly Berrien Berends — American Author

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Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get is a total take-over of our lives.
The gain is not the having of children; it is the discovery of love and how to be loving.
Most of us would do more for our babies than we have ever been willing to do for anyone, even ourselves.
A sense of worthiness is a child's most important need.
My list of things I never pictured myself saying when I pictured myself as a parent has grown over the years.