#1 Life’s tough for parents. Before you even have the baby, you have the pregnancy to get through.

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#2 Honestly. Sometimes the idea of having a newborn is cuter than the reality.

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#3 New mums have it toughest of all.

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#4 There are A TON of weird hormones messing with your head.

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#5 And your body doesn’t just spring back into shape.

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#6 In the early days, new parents rely heavily on the postal service.

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#7 They will destroy everything you care about.

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#8 Lay ruin to your dignity.

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#9 There’s the issue of sleep, that lovely thing you once enjoyed effortlessly night after night. That’s on hold for now.

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#10 So if you meet a new parent, show them compassion because they are doing their best and probably deserve some kind of low-key medal.

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