As a new mom, I wished I had asked my friends and family to be there for me a little bit more. I kind of suffered from I have to do it all on my own syndrome. And now I know that was kind of silly, that I could have asked, could you have come over for an hour so I could take a shower? Or just, could you come over and hang out with me, talk to me like I'm a grown up? Or bring a book, a book with words - only words with no pictures that don't make sounds. I was craving some adult time with my girlfriends, but I didn't know how to ask. In retrospect I wish I had. The other thing that I realize is it's okay to ask for help. And if someone does offer help, to take it. To be willing to receive it. And then the other thing I now think of all the time is when someone is going through a life changing event, I always offer them some help.