Overcorrection

It's like learning to drive. Trying to survive while driving. We'll call this driving 101: Do not try to over correct.

My biggest problem lies in my over correction. I see myself about to go off course. Instead of admitting I was upset and needed someone to talk to. I felt the need to clean, cook, take care of baby, and smile. I felt the need to perfect myself and what I was doing. Over correcting makes it worse than it was/is, just as in driving. WARNING: DO NOT TRY TO OVER CORRECT YOURSELF. There is nothing more I can stress than just that. My mother gave me some great advice. She says "The baby will not always be there, but the dirt will." In other words, take care of my son because before I know it he will grow up and be gone. The dirt will always remain so I will have something to clean...not that I'll want to by that point.

Point being, please do not try and be perfect. So what if your laundry is backed up, or your bed isn't made, or maybe your husband will have cereal for dinner. Bottom line is that you and baby are the most important thing. Your husband can cook, he can clean, he can make his own dinner if he really wants. Chances are, he won't and he'll order out. Nonetheless, you are not perfect. I am not perfect. If I was I wouldn't have PPD and you wouldn't be reading this.

Every day I'm closer to getting my laundry done. Every day I'm closer to love.