People can tell you how your priorities will shift when you have a kid, but it won’t really sink in. It can’t. It’s like trying to predict how much you’ll love your new nugget or how many times you’ll watch the same Disney movies — it’s just not possible to fully comprehend (hint: Both will exceed your expectations with mind-blowing intensity).
So, try as we may to prepare, some parental experiences just can’t be fully understood until lived. Another of those for me was figuring out how to take care of my kiddo AND take care of me.