Julie Jay: Can the 'just you wait' brigade please stop raining on our parenting parade?
Julie Jay: "These last few weeks, I have been loving the cuddles from my second born, who is, most definitely, my last baby. He loves leaning in for a hug and tends to be a winner in social situations."
The thing about being a parent is that people love constantly reminding you how nothing lasts for ever. Feeling a little too happy with your lot? Fret not. The ‘just you wait’ parents will happily inform you that the good parts won’t last, because heaven forbid you start getting any notions of having this parenting thing down.
We all know nothing lasts for ever. As anybody who has ever purchased a basil plant — in the vain hope they will be able to keep it alive, only for it to bite the dust before you’ve even got one spaghetti bolognese out of it — will tell you, everything in life is transient. But this doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy things in the moment, and parenting is no exception.
