The fine print on the Mommy contract

Jodon, I used to smoke before I was pregnant then I stop immediately when I found out (was 4weeks along). Didn't bother me at all. Was bF and being a mom, wife, woman, career woman etc. So no time to even think about that smoke.

Then Dh, fell ill was admitted to hopsital, Joshua was 5months at the time. Doc gives Dh any overview and tells me that he's dying
Then his doc say Mr S you can go out for a smoke if you like, to which he responded no thanks i've quit.
I reply with, Well then I'm going to buy a pack of smokes and sit outside to absorb all of this. That was March 2010. Joshua weened himself off the breast, literally in 24hrs when Dh was in Hospital and low and behold today I still smoke.

Everyday, after doing all the mommy/wifey things when my guys have gone to bed, I sit outside, talk to my dogs and enjoy my smoke

Even did it last night and decided that I can sit outside with the laptop and caht on moomie . I did just that

After careful consideration I decided to also post my 2c (or is it R200) worth!

I had such an easy pregnancy! NO ms! No major aches and pains!! Got braver by the day! So due date comes! Oh the paaiiinnn!! Whole day's worth of labour pains just to have an emergency CS that nght! Suddenly the thorns in this "rose garden" started to show!!

1st night home - LG screams WHOLE NIGHT!! Turns out she was hungry and the hosp worked out her feeds wrong!! Felt like the biggest douchebag alive!!

Went well for a coupe of days - then I could not sleep anymore! I had terrible insomnia and hectic heart palpitations! Sat outside for a week during the night cigarette in hand and tears in the eyes cos I cant sleep while baby is sleeping soundly!! Turns out I had an Iron deficiency!

Went well for another couple of days then LG turned 2 weeks and all hell broke loose!! She would cry from 4pm till 11pm! EVERY NIGHT! Evening colic apparantly! Went like that for a week! Spent many evenings cigarette in hand listening to her scream while DH tried to calm her! Luckily DH came home at 5 then we took turns with the screaming little monster! THen I phoned my Gran out of desperation! I mos know everything!! Why would I need anyone's advice?? Introduced me to Wonderkroon and all calmed down again! LG started sleeping through at 8 weeks Bonus there!!

ANother thing that grates my grill!!! People without kids preaching to you about things they read in this or that book! Even offering you to borrow such manuals! Don't they know that my child did NOT READ THE EFFING MANUAL!! LO's don't give a tiny rats ass about what which "manual" says! They do their own things anyway!!

Soooo....now I'm done ranting anout things that happened almost 2yrs ago and go back to being brain damaged! Nice to let the "damage" lift every now and then!

PS: I had (and still has) a very supportive and helpful DH! He will gladly look after C while I galavant! Dont think I would have made it without him! Hats off to single moms!!!

U guys are absolutely brilliant!

Every word the honest truth and every mom can relate!

Motherhood can also be PAYBACK......bwhahahahaha!

Ex decided his new wife MUST be called "mamma" by my 2 girls straight after their wedding. Bear in mind wifey 22 years old. Now girls....you EARN being called a mother! You with me? If you did the nausea, got the c-section scar, clocked the sleepless hours, wiped the vomit etc, then you get to be called a mom.

Dearest wifey 4 months pregnant......payback is a b@tch.....now she gets to be a real mommy!!!!!!!! Bwhahahahaha
Hope she read the fine print!

Elamsmom-spot on my dear.PARTYING do not stop with them when we have to give it up parmanetely and you'll hear I am a proud father.Proud my behind

rm -you just made my day
sitting in boring meeting and trying to keep the pose while reading

all comments well said
me again just wanted to cry for the unplanned pregnancy and divorce hubby.
i was thinking of all the lack of sleep and sex,leaking boobs,baby puck and me,me,me

Ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was at the time!!!! But then he'll do the SWEETEST thing and take the baby for a HUGE winter clothing shopping spree or take her along on a Saturday to his friends whilst i lie on the couch and watch re-runs of series all day, or stay up with her when i least expect him to...It's a journey, u gotta just love the ride (sorry for cliche')