1. Movie Nights
Before: Rom-coms or action flicks (depending on whose turn it is to choose).
Now: You're watching cartoons. Again.
2. Birthdays
Before: Cake!
Now: Cake! All. Over. Everything.
3. Accidents
Before: A mistake, usually involving two cars.
Now: Something that happens 3 or 4 times a day, usually involving bodily functions.
4. Art
Before: Beautiful, detailed works — best viewed in a gallery.
Now: Finger painting. Sometimes on your child's face.
5. "Late Nights"
Before: They're all a blur, but definitely feature liquor and seeing the sun come up on your way home.
Now: You're still watching the sun come up, but instead you're cradling your screaming newborn with half-open eyes.
6. School
Before: Thank god that's over.
Now: THANK GOD FOR SCHOOL.
7. Vomit
Before: Something that happens occasionally when you're sick or have had too many drinks.
Now: Something your kid does on you at least once a day.
8. Stress
Before: Something you feel when you go over your monthly budget.
Now: Something you feel when you see your child crying.
9. Sleep
Before: You'll sleep when you're dead.
Now: "What is sleep? Am I dead?"
10. And Dinner
Before: Wine and pasta.
Now: Disaster.
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