Parenting small children is beautiful...and brutal

Today, my kids and I went to a holiday gathering. I got to hold one friend’s baby and chat with another friend who is pregnant with twins. Looking at these women's tired faces, I couldn’t help but marvel at how recently it was me, dripping with babies, underslept and overwhelmed, trying to keep us all alive. Parenting very small children is beautiful and brutal. The speed at which it passes is…