Australian blogger Laura Mazza started her blog The Mum on the Run after struggling with postnatal depression with her first child, Luca. She felt alone and confused, and so began writing to connect with other mums who might be going through a similar situation. And because quite simply, she enjoys writing.
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The blog now has almost 250k followers thanks to her heartfelt and honest posts, where she discusses everything from anxiety to the first poop. Laura’s straightforward, no bulls**t writing style has really endeared her to her readers – she clearly loves her kids to bits and wouldn’t have it any other way, but there’s no sugarcoating of things here!
Laura’s latest viral post is some tongue-in-cheek ‘preparation’ for having kids. How can you really know what to expect? Well, Laura has put together a handy checklist of things you can try, which might give you a basic idea of what parenthood is really like.
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Nothing like a bit of real-life experience to get you mentally prepared for what’s to come! The post quickly caught on with sympathetic parents and horrified non-parents alike, with over 120k likes and shares on Laura’s Facebook page.
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Besides her blogging, Laura is a social worker. She took her masters in psychology with the ultimate goal of helping new mamas to cope with their sudden life changes, which she manages to do in all kinds of creative and often amusing ways.
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“For once I don’t think I saw any negative comments, every kid is the same!” Laura told Bored Panda about her latest viral post. “Even the older generation of followers told me it gave them a good laugh because it was the same for them, and those are the days they DON’T miss.”
Despite the obvious difficulties and frustrations that can come with parenthood, Laura firmly believes that if she had to do it all over again, she would do it exactly the same way. “As much as I’m sleep deprived, my hair is more silver than tinsel and I look like an old haggard woman who can’t jump without having protective underwear on, I wouldn’t change a thing,” she told us.
“Every day is an adventure and if I was overly prepared, I don’t think it would be.”
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What do you think? Can you relate to some of this ‘advice?’ Scroll down below to read other people’s reactions, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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Here’s what people had to say about the hilarious post
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There is also the part where your kid wants to cuddle only you, and tells you the sweetest little things like..you are the best mum in the whole world...or no one is more important to me than you dad...or your stomach is so squishy and I love it. So yep bring on another kid please.
My son recently started saying “I love you lots as the stars” and he is always up for a cuddle. My daughter on the other hand is a teen, so don’t get much hugs from her but we are still close that she can talk to me.
My three year old told me I was his best friend, and that when he grows up he wants to be a dad because of me. It hits,ya right in the feels
1) get ready to love someone unconditionally so much you can't imagine anything else. I know these posts are done in fun, but most of the time being a parent is the best thing ever. Like the first time your child says I love you unprompted
Yes! The good parts get left out far too often. My not quite 2 year old has recently started giving my this thousand watt smile that lights up his whole face. Then he'll throw his little arms around me and give me THE BEST hug ever. And yes, I also love my dog. And I loved my toddlers when I worked at a daycare back before I had kids of my own. I used to think I loved those kids (and my dog) like my own, but I didn't. It can't even compare. This kind of love is instinctual and very very deep. I'm a major pacifist but I will never forget gazing at my newborn son and thinking, 'I would literally scratch the eyes out of anyone who tries to hurt you.' Sounds crazy right? It makes perfect sense though if you're a parent.
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My cats and dogs love me way more unconditionally then any human ever could, and vice versa. Plenty of parents don't love their children and plenty of children don't love their parents. It's just a thing people say to justify their biological desires (and those desires are fine, that's what animals do, reproduce), but there is no guarantee of that unconditional love (nor of happy children growing into responsible, happy adults). Much goes wrong.
Sorry Demi, but you are wrong. You can talk to you are blue in the face; but loving a pet and loving your child is not even in,the same ballpark.
I don't think it's just a thing. There are some parents who don't love their childen. But I'm pretty sure every small child loves their parents. And also there are pet owners, who don't love their pets - so your example is just about how you feel towards you pets. The same that parents feel about their children - so don't say "it's just something people say to justify something". People feel different - and you can't imagine how it really feels for someone else
Sure. If you die, your pets would be sad for a day then adjust to whoever is feeding them. It is not the same thing.
Lol, so wrong. I love cats and dogs too, had pets since I was a child. But you only truly experience unconditional love when you have a child yourself. Something clicks inside you and makes you feel nothing is more important.
I work with children. They love instinctively and unconditionally. From an evolutionary perspective, it makes sense for children to bond with whoever is caring for them. Dogs are similar. While cats can be very affectionate, they don’t generally display the same sort of unconditional love that children and dogs do.
Lol....project much?
And another one for the file 'why I never want children'. Thank you, BP.
And we’re all happy you’re not reproducing. People who don’t want kids should never have them.
Thank you. Now if only people who want them but can't conceive naturally, or can't take care of them, or not properly raise them, would also not have them, that would be swell.
There is also the part where your kid wants to cuddle only you, and tells you the sweetest little things like..you are the best mum in the whole world...or no one is more important to me than you dad...or your stomach is so squishy and I love it. So yep bring on another kid please.
My son recently started saying “I love you lots as the stars” and he is always up for a cuddle. My daughter on the other hand is a teen, so don’t get much hugs from her but we are still close that she can talk to me.
My three year old told me I was his best friend, and that when he grows up he wants to be a dad because of me. It hits,ya right in the feels
1) get ready to love someone unconditionally so much you can't imagine anything else. I know these posts are done in fun, but most of the time being a parent is the best thing ever. Like the first time your child says I love you unprompted
Yes! The good parts get left out far too often. My not quite 2 year old has recently started giving my this thousand watt smile that lights up his whole face. Then he'll throw his little arms around me and give me THE BEST hug ever. And yes, I also love my dog. And I loved my toddlers when I worked at a daycare back before I had kids of my own. I used to think I loved those kids (and my dog) like my own, but I didn't. It can't even compare. This kind of love is instinctual and very very deep. I'm a major pacifist but I will never forget gazing at my newborn son and thinking, 'I would literally scratch the eyes out of anyone who tries to hurt you.' Sounds crazy right? It makes perfect sense though if you're a parent.
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My cats and dogs love me way more unconditionally then any human ever could, and vice versa. Plenty of parents don't love their children and plenty of children don't love their parents. It's just a thing people say to justify their biological desires (and those desires are fine, that's what animals do, reproduce), but there is no guarantee of that unconditional love (nor of happy children growing into responsible, happy adults). Much goes wrong.
Sorry Demi, but you are wrong. You can talk to you are blue in the face; but loving a pet and loving your child is not even in,the same ballpark.
I don't think it's just a thing. There are some parents who don't love their childen. But I'm pretty sure every small child loves their parents. And also there are pet owners, who don't love their pets - so your example is just about how you feel towards you pets. The same that parents feel about their children - so don't say "it's just something people say to justify something". People feel different - and you can't imagine how it really feels for someone else
Sure. If you die, your pets would be sad for a day then adjust to whoever is feeding them. It is not the same thing.
Lol, so wrong. I love cats and dogs too, had pets since I was a child. But you only truly experience unconditional love when you have a child yourself. Something clicks inside you and makes you feel nothing is more important.
I work with children. They love instinctively and unconditionally. From an evolutionary perspective, it makes sense for children to bond with whoever is caring for them. Dogs are similar. While cats can be very affectionate, they don’t generally display the same sort of unconditional love that children and dogs do.
Lol....project much?
And another one for the file 'why I never want children'. Thank you, BP.
And we’re all happy you’re not reproducing. People who don’t want kids should never have them.
Thank you. Now if only people who want them but can't conceive naturally, or can't take care of them, or not properly raise them, would also not have them, that would be swell.