Article: What the Third Baby Taught Me.

Every child teaches you something new. My first taught me patience and delight, confusion and coordination. My second taught me perseverance and depth, timing and priorities. But the third baby....

The third baby taught me that every baby is unique, that not everything comes painted in black and white, that lovely shades of gray exist in between. With two children, it is easy to label them "easy" vs. "difficult" and "creative" vs. "academic." The third baby peels away the labels, because opposites only have two sides, and suddenly there are three to cover.

The third baby taught me that not everything that went wrong with the older children was my fault, ...

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