ZORAK: A MANTIS ON MOTHER’S DAY:

…But in my experience, these 3.5 months of motherhood have been awesome. For the first time in many years, I feel really alive. I love interacting with my baby.

(Probably) to keep expecting mothers from setting their expectations too high, books and friends caution that in the first few months “you’ll be getting up every two hours to feed the baby, you won’t get any sleep.” This is mostly true. But what they don’t say is “Every two hours, you’ll be cuddling with a tiny, adorable, gentle baby whose only desire is to eat while looking up sweetly into your eyes.” So it’s not so bad. …

Lastly. When Bill Cosby’s son Ennis was murdered in a carjacking a few years ago, he told the press that his son was his “hero.” I wondered what he meant by that at time (he’s said more about it here), because I couldn’t imagine being my mother’s hero. But my baby is definitely my hero. I root for her. I want her to win. I want to help her, but I want her, not me, to be the definitive champion over the challenges in her life. If there were Baby V merchandise, I would wear it.

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