My friend Laurel: So how does it feel to be a mommy?
Me: Surreal, like when I was in Italy and things there resembled normal stuff at home, but no one and nothing was actually familiar, even the stuff I recognized from other people’s stories and photos, and I felt out of place, jet-lagged, lost, insecure and unable to communicate with anyone. And I’m not sure the strange people really cared for me to be there.
…I hear it gets better. Haha!
Laurel: That’s exactly what it was like for me at the beginning! For a new sleep-deprived mom you are remarkably adapt at being eloquent! Good job! And it is totally strange, and it does get better but it never is the old version of “normal” ever again

I bet.