Insert Foot In Mouth

     Do you ever wish your words really were in a little bubble like they are in the newspaper comics? That way if you wanted to take them back you could just suck them back into your mouth. I do. I'm sure we've all done it at some point, and I do it all too often. For example, after complimenting my sister-in-law on her pearl necklace, I proceeded to tell her that I want to get a nice pearl necklace when I am older because it just seems like something one wears when they get older. Really Ashley, really??

     Now that I am a mom, I find myself trying to remove my almost permanently placed foot from my mouth quite frequently. If I had a nickel for everytime I said, "My child will never..." or "If that was my child...," Aric and I wouldn't be eating so much mac n' cheese living off of med school loans. It would take days for me to list all the 'I nevers...' I so arrogantly adamantly proclaimed about parenting BEFORE I was a parent.

     Now that I am a parent, I see how very wrong and naive I was about so many things. Aidan LOVED to suckle on something when he was a newborn and I could only let him nurse or suck on my finger for so long; therefore, I understand now why someone might give their child a pacifer. I can definitely relate to a mom that 'just can't let her baby cry themselves to sleep' because there is nothing harder than ignoring your tiny baby's plea for help or comfort. I sympathize with a mother that gives her baby formula because breastfeeding was too challenging or not possible for them. While I'm glad I stuck with it and it may be natural, it was hard and did not come naturally to me!

     So, to all the moms out there, this is my humble apology. To everyone else, I hope this post helps stop the spread of Foot-In-Mouth Disease!