The One Parenting Cliché That Makes My Blood Boil

At the start of Lent this year, I was the sleep-deprived mom of a 3-month-old baby. I published a Facebook status that said, “For Lent, I’m giving up sleep. #newmom.”

Funny, right?

It got 45 likes and several comments from commiserating and empathetic mommies and daddies, saying “Amen!” or “Piece of cake!” They got my joke. They understood that as a parent, you have to try and find the humor in pretty much everything or you won’t survive.

But then I saw this comment:

“I know it sounds like total BS, but you really will miss the late-night snuggling once he gets older. So although it sucks now, try to soak it up.”


Rachel Zupek Farrell
Rachel Zupek Farrell
Rachel (Zupek) Farrell is a digital content professional and freelance writer. She has written for CNN, PR Daily, MSN, Scary Mommy, The Knot Weddings magazine and more. She is the voice behind Raves & Revelations, a mommy & lifestyle blog, where she writes honestly about navigating amazing (but not always) journey of parenthood. She is mama to Liam, born December 2014, and loves to travel, drink wine and explore Chicago with her husband.

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