#12 My biggest fear before becoming a parent wasn’t lack of sleep

(but it’s a close second)

Have you ever missed sleep so much it made you cry? One of my fears before becoming a parent (which strangely was not lack of sleep) was being boring. And in becoming boring, I’d lose friends, be unable to make new connections, and, at the core of my fear, lose my sense of self. 

I was talking (complaining?) to two dear friends who are also moms about th…