Parents often refer to the ‘emotional rollercoaster’ that is parenting. Let’s be honest – it’s more like the ‘tower of terror’. You’re sitting high up in the air, enjoying the view, the sunshine, reflecting on how lucky you are to be up there and then BANG! Your steady, safe seat is plummetting and in 3 seconds you have hit the bottom with an almighty thud that threatens to crumble your bones and ceratinly shatters your mental stability.
In a matter of minutes, pride can turn to frustration, admiration to anger and love to despair.
Just as I am beginning to think that I could possibly stomach doing all of this again, the switch is flicked and I begin to wonder whether I can actually keep doing this at all. And then back again to cheery voices, bright eyes and hugs, leaving my mind whirling.
How can such a small person ignite such powerful, overwhelming emotions? God damn it, I thought I was relatively stable!
