It’s funny how things suddenly hit you.

For the last few weeks, everyone’s been saying the same thing to me:

“Being a parent changes everything.”

It’s been a common refrain and it’s been starting to bother me. 

In truth, so far being a parent hasn’t changed much of anything. 

Sure, I’ve been getting a lot less sleep. But I don’t really need all that much sleep. 

Sure, I’ve been watching a lot more movies on Netflix. But I don’t really need to go out to the movies all that much.

Sure, I’ve been holding a lot of bottles and changing a lot of diapers. But I don’t really mind holding bottles and changing diapers.

And then tonight, as I was flying back home across the Atlantic, I opened up my laptop to do some work.

As I clicked on a file, I looked at the picture that I have on my desktop.

It’s of Samantha, my seven week-old daughter.

It suddenly hit me. 

For the first time in my life I was coming home to her, not just to Sara.

I looked at the picture. 

I started to cry.

I finally understood.

Being a parent changes everything.

Comments

[Jinal Shah]

:)

very sweet.

(PS - I just joined POKE and I hear EA is moving to 42 Bond Street. Very excited to be your neighbor!)