Timewarp / Identity Shift
When out in public with a young baby, you're bound to be the recipient of comments such as: "They grow up so fast." "You'll blink and she will be 12." "Enjoy every moment while they're little." "She'll be graduating high school before you know it." I do understand the concept that "time flies"; however, given that I'm spending on average 4-5+ hours per day sitting in my nursing chair (or other breastfeeding-friendly apparatus), the days sometimes feel like they drag on. (FYI: That equates to almost one fifth of the day, or the equivalent of 76 days throughout the course of the year. Let that sink in.) In the same breath, I have been astounded when I find my weekly vitamins organizer empty yet again, when I swear it was just two days ago that I refilled it for the following seven. People often say: "Doesn't it feel like you can hardly remember your life before them." This is a sentiment that does ...
