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I was so tired I barely managed to cook for myself. The only new skills you’ll likely to learn is new ways of coping with extreme tiredness (and no, a misspent
by laumars 6y ago
I was so tired I barely managed to cook for myself. The only new skills you’ll likely to learn is new ways of coping with extreme tiredness (and no, a misspent youth partying still doesn’t prepare you for the tiredness of parenthood). You’re better off finding a TV box set you can half watch while feeding the baby rather than trying to engage your brain.
Enjoy parenthood. It is also the most rewarding job you’ll ever have.
- markus_zhang 6y agoThanks. This is a bit terrifying...and that's just the beginning.
- laumars 6y agoThe best advice anyone can give you is to take everyone else’s parenting advice with a pinch of salt and find what works for your family. I don’t just mean advice you read on HN, but any and all advice. Advice from friends and from your extended family. Even advice from your health care workers. Every baby is different and what works for one child wouldn’t work for another. So by all means listen to suggestions people might make but don’t stress if you end up doing things completely differently. As long as you show the child love the rest is just an implementation detail.
- hdjdbtbgwjsn 6y agoThe only parenting experts have just one child. When they get their second they realise that all children are different.
- hdjdbtbgwjsn 6y agoYou will grow into it.