13 Reasons Why Being A New Mom Is My Best Excuse

Being a new mom can be really overwhelming in the initial days- the new baby has just arrived and you, as a parent, are just learning to manage your life with the newborn and it can get tiring at times. But if you look at the positive side of it, motherhood also gives you a great excuse to do a whole lot of things that you would have never experienced before- we are talking a free pass to skip a lot of social gatherings, sleeping in late and no cooking days!

So if you are a new mom or nearing your due date, here are 13 reasons why motherhood can be your coolest excuse to do what you like and enjoy these early motherhood days, because kids grow up really fast!

1) Given my new-mom avtaar (baby in the carrier, baby in arms) I can royally skip the long queues at the airport as I get called out first to take the seat!

2) Being a new mom is a valid and acceptable excuse for not attending the 3hour long mundan ceremony in my family,

3) For once in my life I can skip the boring household rituals like Diwali ki safai.

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4) I can make daal khichadi on a weekend and no one will ever complain!

5) And when I have guests at home, I am not expected to do any extensive cooking – I can just Zomato the menu!

7)  No one questions my “mom-bun” hair do.

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8) I am allowed to leave early from family weddings, since I need to follow my baby’s schedule.

9) No one can ask me why I have a huge pile of laundry undone – they just wear whatever else is left in their wardrobe.

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11) I can binge on my favourite food without receiving any raised eyebrows as my new mom appetite justifies all my hunger pangs.

12) I can skip the late evening work meetings and my colleagues are cool to understand.

13) I can sleep early because, yes, motherhood is tiring!

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