Things That I Didn’t Know Before I Became A Wife and Mother…

• I will never get enough sleep.
• I can’t watch TV as a pastime anymore (what pastime?)
• It hurts so much when my husband ignores me compared to when he was my boyfriend (at that time, I can leave the relationship anytime that "I" want).
• No matter how nice other people are, MY family (MY parents and MY siblings) is the one that loves me the most. Vice verse.
• No more going out to the movies, at least until I’ve found a reliable maid.
• Even if I got the chance to go out, I’ll end up thinking about my baby and feels guilty about it.
• I’ll be tired. Constantly.
• Reading an e-mail is considered as a luxury, time-wised.
• I hate my ******* (can’t reveal who he/she is), and I hate his/her spouse more!!! And people won’t believe what you tell them just because his/her spouse pretends to be so nice and sweet in front of them (hypocrite).
• There’s nothing more tiring than having contractions and giving birth (I thought period pains was among the worst).
• Marrying your husband means marrying his family. And if you can’t cook, you’re uselessss….
• I can cook. A bit. Doesn’t matter whether people eat it or not.
• Life doesn’t always go as you planned.
• Single life is just as good as married life as long as no one makes a fuss about it, especially regarding age and gender.
• No matter how tired I am, no matter how much my life sucks, no matter how frustrated I am, no matter how much I hate some people that I want to punch their faces,no matter how much I cried…  my son is always there for me, staring my face as if he’s saying, "it’s okay, mommy. I love you".

Yesterday was the past, tomorrow is the future, today is the present. That’s why people calls it a gift. And my son is definitely a gift from Allah, helping me to face each day swiftly.