I’m Only as Happy as My Saddest Child — the Part of Motherhood No One Told Me About

A little heads-up would’ve been nice

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

While holding my son, my first child, in my arms, the nurse wheeled me out of the hospital where my husband waited with the car. Once we were all strapped in, the nurse waved to us and said, “Good luck!”