Two points on happiness:

[cybermule]

- Ben doesn't exist to make me happy. Many parents seem to miss this, and I almost feel that an unplanned baby was a blessing in making this point clear to me. Following on from that, I don't even exist to make Ben happy. I'm here to give him the tools to make himself happy.


- Why do we expect our jobs to make us happy and fulfilled? They're there to serve a purpose, but expecting more than that is like expecting eating, breathing or sleeping to make us happy. It's taken two months away to make me realise that.

Comments

[eve-of-hades.livejournal.com]

My congrats to you. It takes some people years to realize this. Some people never do.

[gwyn-hwyfar.livejournal.com]

Yep, you are such a good mommy already. I think I can tell that you've had that "everything completely changes overnight" reaction to becoming a mother...it can take a while to feel at home in that place.