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Why Everyone Telling You to 'Enjoy Every Moment' Makes It Worse

My baby is six months old and everyone keeps telling me to enjoy this time because it goes so fast but I'm exhausted and touched out and feel guilty for not savoring every moment.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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