1. Let’s just say this up front — a LOT changes once you have kids.

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2. Even something as simple as a shower is radically different.

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3. Your home looks different.

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4. Your car looks different, too.

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5. You look different too! Whether you’re a mom…

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6. What a year can do!

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7. It’s a LOT to get used to.

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8. You’re relationship definitely changes too, lol.

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9. Date nights are very different.

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10. You still have your friends, but things are a little different…

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11. You know what else gets a lot harder? Leaving the house.

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12. You’ll probably wear something very different to the pool.

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13. But even if you rock the same swimsuit as before, the experience of being at the pool just isn’t the same.

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14. Even language changes after kids!

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15. Goodbye peaceful mornings.

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16. Goodbye “lounging in bed”.

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17. The more kids you have, the more things change.

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