Five things Beyoncé and Other Expecting Mothers-To-Be Should Know - Page 2

1. You are not Claire Huxtable (or any other sitcom mother)

The most common issue for new mothers is they often try to portray the mother they grew up thinking they would always be. Every woman idolized a mother figure growing up and my muse was, Claire Huxtable. Honey, Claire could do no wrong! She cooked, she cleaned, she played with her kids, and may I mention home girl was a lawyer! I guess I can credit the fact that Claire got everything done within her immaculate home with time left over to look impeccable to the one major factor and that is …Claire wasn’t a real women. Claire was a character that I wanted to believe could be real and Beyoncé, although we may believe you are also a fictional superwoman flying across countries to performing at sold-out shows, you know more than anyone that you are only human. You must take the time to enjoy your newborn and accept that everything won’t be clean, completed, or done by the time the sun goes.