How Hard Can it Be?
Let’s have a baby, make us a friend
Start us a family, the fun never ends
Ceremonial pill burning, nothing much else to do
But first, I have questions, but only a few.
How long does it take, to fall in with child?
Some did it right now, some took a while.
I surveyed, I averaged, I worked it all out
‘twill take roughly 9 months – there wasn’t much doubt.
I thought:
Inconceivable, unbelievable and totally achievable
After all, how hard can it be?
So within just one week, I’m now throwing up
Moaning and miserable, I thought my life sucked
My nurse friend, observant, well, she said it first:
“Oh, congratulations! you’re going to give birth”
“But how can that be? 9 month’s what it takes”
“no, takes 9 months to grow it, what a silly mistake!”
Well, I grumbled, I grizzled, I’d now changed my mind
After only one week, I’m damn short on time.
And vomiting now:
Inconceivable, unbelievable, perhaps not quite achievable
But really, how hard can it be?
I had never held a baby, of small folk I knew zip
Friends, family amazed: ‘Are you going to keep it?’
“Of course”, I’d replied, what else could I do?
There was always my mantra, to help me get through
Arrogantly, I thought, that’s what nurses are for
Couple weeks in the hospital, I’d ace it for sure.
I learned pretty soon, that nurses weren’t there
To teach me to bath it, to change it, to care.
Inconceivable, unbelievable, almost achievable
Hanging in there: how hard can it be?
And happily I managed, the children now grown
I didn’t drop him or lose him and the time has just flown
And now there’s grandbabies, a total of five
So, learn while you go, always enjoy the ride
And consider, remember and never forget
You can do this, you’ve got this, have no regrets.
Tell yourself:
Inconceivable, unbelievable, but totally achievable
Now, ask yourself, how hard can it be?