Being completely candid here, my husband and I had an extremely hard time understanding each other after having our daughter and our transition into parenthood was not easy. We became cold and temperamental with each other.

We weren’t getting any sleep. He was working. I was alone at home with a crying baby all day. The stress of becoming a parent is overwhelming.

That, and the fact that I had been absolutely insufferable and mean during pregnancy really took a toll on our relationship.

We also were living with my grandparents. We didn’t have a huge income. Everything was just stressful and felt awful.

My husband and I became SO disconnected during my pregnancy and the first few months after she was born.

We were both resentful, frustrated, and dealing with depression. It was so so hard. But all of those emotions and experiences in a marriage are NORMAL.

Life gets fucking hard and it is normal to experience human goddamn emotions that everyone experiences.

After some therapy and some very difficult and serious conversations, we are doing SO much better now.

I feel like I’ve taken back my marriage and that’s so relieving after worrying for so long that it would just fall apart.

I haven’t shared any of this before because I didn’t want to deal with any judgment. But you know what? Fuck it. This shit is SO common and I’m positive someone who follows me needs to see this thread.