ParentHood = No More Life?

Is there really no more life after one becomes a parent?

While it's true that movies and air travelling have become legends & myths in my life for the time being now, I still firmly believe that life has got to be more colourful and exciting after having a baby.

For one, I've heard so many self-confessions from mothers who said that they no longer bother to dress up or makeup because they have a baby and they spent all their time preparing the diaper bag and dressing up the baby. They will usually be shuttling back & forth in messy hairdo, half-ironed shirts and a hastily-put-on lipgloss. Why must be like that?

On the contrary, I feel very strongly that after becoming a parent, we must dress up even more and look more attractive than before. It does a whole lot of good to our self esteem for one. For C-section cases like mine, I now have a new scar across my used-to-be flat and smooth tummy. And mind you, the scar's huge & long OK? So, in order to ease back into normal life again, I've got to do something to gain back my confidence and inject more excitement and fun into my life other than detecting that my baby has just poo-ed just by the look on her face.

Get a life. Literally. Life is not all gone after parenthood has sunk in. In fact, it should take on a more fulfilling and fun dimension. A new level of confidence should fall into place. Because remember, you now have produced a new life and is totally capable of supporting it and nurturing it. What great accomplishments! And that alone should justify buying that new dress or that new pair of platform shoes from Aldo. :)

And if you have a friend who has just given birth and still looks great now, praise her! It does real good to her in gaining back her life (which by now is not much hers anymore). I thank God for having friends who will encourage me and praise me for getting back in shape quickly. Although I still have a distance to go, I now thrive on their encouragements, which is alot easier. :)

Hey, parenthood is not easy ok? We all deserve some pampering. :)