More Stuff They Don't Tell You About Motherhood

If you don't have kids yet and don't want the bubble burst, please read no further. These are some things that no one told me about motherhood.

1. You'll buy 26817 pairs of gloves and 673 hats and still won't be able to find what the kids need when the temps dip.
2. You'll want desperately to make the same type of scrapbook/ baby book for each of your kids as you did for your first born but never really have the time to do it. Take comfort in the fact you can do it when they're older. Compromise.
3. When your kids experience disappointment, you will feel it cut at your heart.
4. You will have to cut fingernails and toenails seemingly every other day.
5. It is breathtakingly wonderful to fill your child up with good feelings and good attitudes. When they smile reluctantly, trying to hide their pleasure? I think I love that the best. (The smile always wins and betrays the real feeling.)
6. Your kids will emit spectacular farts and you will be amazed that a little body can produce such force.
7. Your carpeting will be stained with vomit, juice, etc. and you'll remember the incidents that caused the stains.
8. It won't be a big deal.
9. You will probably have to clean poop off of carpeting more than once.
10. One day someone will point out the sacrifices you've made for your kids and you'll realize you didn't think they were sacrifices at all.