A Letter to My Teenage Parent Self

You’ve got this.

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Dear Sixteen-Year-Old Me Entering Parenthood

Well, damn we’ve been through a lot of crap together, but nothing as scary as what you’re facing right now. I can see you, standing in the nursery of the hospital with the plastic crib in front of you, not having a clue what to do. You’re still a child yourself, and here you…