Ever since I posted about watching Connor last week, it seems like I’ve had a ton of different conversations with people, or have seen stuff on Facebook, about the struggles of having kids. And quite honestly, it’s freaking me out!

I know that kids are a lot of work. I know you have to sacrifice a lot when you have kids. But the amount of things I’ve seen or heard this week about kids is making me nervous. “Wait as long as you can before you have kids.” “Never have kids. You don’t want them.” “I only love my kids at home. Can’t stand taking them anywhere.” “Nothing is mine anymore. Why did I have kids?”

Someone please tell me it’s not all bad!! I love kids. I’ve always wanted them. But lately, people are making parenthood sound super depressing and awful. Someone tell me something good! Obviously I’ve never been a parent, and even though I’ve done my share of babysitting, I get to leave at the end of the day. I don’t know what it’s like to be responsible for another person 24/7 and I just need someone to tell me it’s not all bad.

Like I said last week, I’m not in a hurry to have kids. It’ll still be a few years before that happens. But I don’t want to be consumed with bad thoughts about having kids to the point where I dread having them someday.

So please, fill my head with good stories!!! It’s what I need this week.

Until next time! 🙂

Megan Reiffenberger