Starting a family is one of the most exciting times of your life. Yet nothing can prepare you for the reality of what it actually means to have a baby to look after.
Here are 24 things you should know before you start a family.
1. You don’t believe that parents are more tired than everyone else? You’re wrong.
2. Your bag will always contain a few surprises (which you’ll pull out at inappropriate moments)… a few squashed raisins, a pair of pants, a squeaky toy.
3. Complete strangers will give you unsolicited advice. A woman I didn’t know called her sister to ask for advice because my baby had hiccups.
4. Kids aren’t cheap. You… Read the full story