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20 Unexpected Things You Learn About Yourself After You Become a Mother
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Nobody ever said that motherhood's a breeze, but while so much of the focus is on what we teach our children, we often forget how much we learn about ourselves. For each of our kids' first experiences, we discover traits and strengths we never knew we had ourselves. Don't believe us? Check out 20 things we've realized since becoming mothers.

No matter how strong you are, you'll still cry like a baby when your child gets shots.
How little sleep you really need to function the next day.
How much caffeine you can actually consume without taking off like a rocket ship.
How proud you can be of someone else's accomplishments.
How much joy you can actually experience when your child achieves another first.
How long you can really go without a shower!
How, regardless of how much you hate puke, you can clean up your kids', no problem.
How little tolerance you actually have for other moms.
That you had an inner photographer bubbling up in you all along.
How miraculous your body really is.
How long you can really go wearing the same yoga pants.
How strong you are when it comes to standing up for your child.
How willing you are to sacrifice your own goals for your children's.
How long you can handle a dirty house.
How much like your own mother you are becoming.
How few material things you really need to be happy.
How powerful a hug can be.
How competitive you really can be.
How much you can get done in an hour by yourself.
How much love your heart can hold.
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