hillary ariel

came across a post by @ourlittleplaynest recently about things that singaporean parents treat as emergencies, when they actually are not, and something just clicked in me.

as a first time mum, there have been 1001 things that i’ve been treating as emergencies, when really they’re not! 😭

if not for the many mum friends around me that have told me, “it’s normal”, “it happens”, “it’s okay”, “it WILL BE okay”, i think i would’ve lost it by now. and if not for my level-headed husband who constantly reminds me that not everything is a problem that needs to solved, i would’ve spent more time trying to fix things than actually enjoying the journey of watching our son grow.

in parenthood, there are just so many schools of thought, different approaches, different principles that it honestly gets so confusing sometimes. don’t let a difference in opinion or parenting style trick you into thinking that it’s an emergency you MUST resolve. a baby that doesn’t sleep through the night consistently doesn’t necessarily need to be sleep trained, a baby that is traditionally weaned will not necessarily grow to become a picky eater, a baby that tosses things on the floor for fun is (surprise) actually just going through normal development.

not everything is an emergency; in the grand scheme of things, you and baby will be okay❣️