And Then I Had Kids: Encouragement for Mothers of Young Children

My expectations of family life before I had kids were so different from the reality that I eventually faced with five children in seven years, including twins. I used to be critical of moms whose children had runny noses. Why don't their mothers wipe their faces? I would wonder. I'd stare at a child in public whose hair looked like it had not been brushed in a week or whose clothes did not match... And then I had kids!