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Liz's avatar

Absolutely beautiful 🥹

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Kendra Elliott's avatar

This made me cry. Thanks for being vulnerable, Sonya!

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Coffee + Crumbs's avatar

You’re definitely not alone.

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Rachel Stewart's avatar

Man, did this hit me.

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Coffee + Crumbs's avatar

So glad to hear this resonated with you. Thanks for reading!

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Lindsay Sledge's avatar

😭😭😭 So beautiful and also why you gotta do this to me? 😭😭😭

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Ann Marie's avatar

This hit me in the heart as I couldbso relate to being way too rigid and strict with my newborn

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Kristen's avatar

😭 oof, you did it again.

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Anna Shane Stadick's avatar

Wow! Such a lovely essay! As a mom of littles, this gave me so much to look forward to! ❤️

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Sophie's avatar

Beautiful Sonya, thank you! ❤️

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Alyssa Silvester's avatar

Excuse me while I weep at my kids’ swim class. 😭😭😭 I got permission from my pediatrician to destroy a baby how to book.

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Rebecca Marie's avatar

Oh my heart. Sonya! Thank you!!

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Laura Bass's avatar

Beautiful, Sonya ❤️

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Kendra Kruckenberg's avatar

Ok, that last line 😭😭😭.

Also, solidarity on the attempt to schedule your oldest; I did the same!

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Samantha Murphy's avatar

So needed to read this today as I’m going on a full week of no preschool or grandparent help due to illness, snow, and freezing temperatures. This helped me feel grounded in the important work of raising littles. ❤️

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Amber Cook's avatar

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this! We’re in the little years right now. My oldest is 3.5 and baby #3 is coming this summer.

I deeply related to the strict schedule with the first! We tried that too 😅

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Coffee + Crumbs's avatar

Thanks for reading this Amber and for sharing! So glad this resonated with you.

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Erin Mount's avatar

I totally read that book and was committed with my first. I still cringe about it sometimes. I didn’t try it with my second, but maybe I should have because she never slept. 🤣 But seriously, thank you for sharing this. I want to enjoy my kids as much as possible. My oldest will start high school soon, and I’m not ready.

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Haley McEntyre's avatar

😭😭😭😭😭 beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

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