You will make mistakes. Lots of them. You will hate some moments. Often. There is a lot of Instagram parenting where everyone is oh so happy and oh so perfect,

You will make mistakes. Lots of them. You will hate some moments. Often. There is a lot of Instagram parenting where everyone is oh so happy and oh so perfect, but raising kids is difficult and if you really spend time with them you will not do things perfectly, nor like it constantly. Good thing is, kids are resilient. They will live with your flaws. Just make sure you give then plenty of love. Remember that children are human beings from the get go. They have a personality, and feelings. They are the ones doing the growing up, and all you can do is try to help them do it well. You might meet people who think that kids are infinitely malleable and that personality faults in them are intolerable. These people are ignorant in the same way racists and homophobes are.