I'd pace in circles for hours on end trying desperately to sooth my colicky baby, and I'd comfort myself, too, by telling myself that this time would pass quickly. I'd tell myself that in just a few years, she'd be independent and happy. That the hard part of parenting would be over. As I'd change blown-out diapers at 2am with eyes barely cracked open, I'd tell myself that this exhausting phase of parenting would end before I knew it and life would be smooth sailing. When my toddlers would … [Read more...]