I am aware that this is not an original idea. I am aware that many women fear they are bad mothers.
Apparently, though, I didn’t expect myself to be one of them.
Tag: motherhood
24 Things That Helped Me Get Through That Month
If I had 4 more, it would just be perfect, wouldn’t it?
Borrowed Rituals
A solo bedtime routine with Sanpellegrino and The Summer I Turned Pretty, and a toddler-led blessing inspired by sitcom theology.
Rating Things My Toddler Called Me This Month
And these were all to my face, so who knows what she calls me when I’m not there.
An Unpretty Moment.
I have no tidy bow to tie this up with. I have no message. I have learned no lessons.
Shock, Outrage, and Betrayal
What if I took my ordinary little life and acted as if it were extraordinary? What if I wrote overly dramatic headlines about it?
A Little Life
If a moment of life is worth living, it seems it must also be worth remembering.
A Green-Pea Moment
Something about doing this with my daughter now, here, this mix of old and new, makes it feel like a Moment.
Routines for a Reason
If I would be kidnapped and replaced by a clone, my daughter would probably be the first one to be troubled by it.