Unlearning to Parent
When my oldest child was born, I hid. I kept secret the fact that we shared a bed, that I breastfed him almost around the clock and that I never, ever accepted his crying as necessary. The message from those around me was clear; babies must cry and sleep on their own. I was so lonely. I was scared. [...]
My kids are with me around the clock. There is no part of this that I would change. Though I feel like I am losing myself in motherhood. This is what I am doing to connect with myself while mothering my children full time. I feel like I am spinning. I have slowed things down [...]
Before my husband and I were married, I told him that should we have children and that in the extremely unlikely event that I stayed home with them, this would be my only role. I would not default to chef, launderer, housekeeper, organizer or homemaker at large, just because I was at home during the [...]
Earlier this week we met friends at the park- a typical day for us. As I was uploading the pictures I realized; it is all of these seemingly average days that are creating my children’s childhood- and my memory of them. So today I am grateful for: Another day spent climbing and trying and seeing [...]
I am grateful to have a guest post from Mama Raw today. If you have not had a chance to check out the writings of this fierce and sensitive mama, I highly recommend that you do. Her words are beautiful and spot on. Sneaky Gender Roles My daughter asked if her friends’ dads go to [...]
Do Not Want to Miss It Jennifer Andersen How do I explain the monotony that I experience at least once during each of my days now? That chasing my two year old around the yard while he stops and asks what every single pebble is makes me want to scream “it’s a freaking pebble. [...]
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