Motherhood feels like a full‑time job that never really ends, with constant responsibilities and changing emotions. Time can seem to jump forward, bringing big changes to a baby’s body and to a parent’s patience. Some people also talk about how pregnancy and work can be harder than the later years of raising kids.
![“I realized that it was not Ko-san, now safely ditched for ever, but Ko-san's mother who stood in need of pity and consideration. She must still live on in this hard unpitying world, but he, once he had jumped [in battle], had jumped beyond such things. The case could well have been different, had…” quote by Sōseki Natsume](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f93/soseki-natsume-9685_grief_i-realized-that-it-was-not-ko-san-now-sa_2993922.jpg)
