non-parents are perfect parents

people told me that you are the perfect parent until you have kids...well, it is very true

i always thought that i would be able to listen to my children cry in their crib during naptime or at night and let them cry it out because it was for their own good

i mean, in the ER when we have to draw a kid's blood or stitches or something that makes them cry, the parents always look at us and say 'how can you do this?' and my reply is always 'because i know that it will help them...it's for their own good'

well, i figured that would translate into parenting and come naturally

how wrong i was

this listening to sophia cry and then sleep and then cry and then sleep and then scream and then sleep is killing me

it is torture :( but i know it is for her own good

but i also know that i will never judge another parent and think that they should let their kid cry longer or just cry it out...because i understand now how hard it truly is to listen to your child cry and have to tell yourself they are learning to sleep in their own bed, and in the end, it is better for everyone involved

so i will just try to occupy myself and pray when she cries...and feed her and change her when she truly needs it