mothered.
"A nuclear bomb just went off in your body. Your life has completely changed. It's ok to feel crummy." I curled up on the couch next to my mom, silent tears streaming down my face, my knees tucked up close to my body. I didn't know why I was crying. I couldn't articulate what I was feeling. All I knew was that I needed to feel close to my mom, hear her voice, simply be right next to her until the storm passed. She knew why I was crying. I'd just had a baby, and in one week my world had been turned upside down. My husband and I were trying to figure out how to take care of our new daughter, I was still recovering from my delivery, and everyone kept talking about what amazing parents we already were and how wonderful our little girl was. Somehow all the glowing compliments made it even harder to get through the moments when I had no idea how to comfort my baby, no idea what she needed. "She's so completely needy right now. It will get bette...