Olivia this is GORGEOUS 😭 Truly gave me all the feels. I want to underline and highlight every bit of it.
(Also, the grape slicing! My 11-month-old boy is a fast eater so I'm constantly double checking the slices/sizes of everything before I place his plate in front of him and it's too late.)
Thank you Miriam! Writing it gave me so much. I love that I get to pass that feeling onto other people 💙 Also, my youngest is almost 2.5 and I’m sorry to report that the grape slicing is still going on at our house! 😅
Whoa. I just found you through Satya Doyle Byock’s newsletter, and what a gift this essay is! Just whoa. It’s moved me to tears because I feel exactly the same. The noise “out there” is so loud, it often leaves me wondering if I’m alone in my experience. I am so happy to know you and be here!
WOW. This stunned me. You summed up motherhood so beautifully well. This line: “We'll have a deep understanding of what power was really made for. We'll be mothers.” Yes
This was such a beautiful read. I LOVE the invitation back tot he power that is yours - perhaps not because society recognizes it for you but because every ounce of you proves to yourself just how capable you are in the world, every day.
Olivia this is GORGEOUS 😭 Truly gave me all the feels. I want to underline and highlight every bit of it.
(Also, the grape slicing! My 11-month-old boy is a fast eater so I'm constantly double checking the slices/sizes of everything before I place his plate in front of him and it's too late.)
Thank you for sharing this here ❤️ so beautiful.
Thank you Miriam! Writing it gave me so much. I love that I get to pass that feeling onto other people 💙 Also, my youngest is almost 2.5 and I’m sorry to report that the grape slicing is still going on at our house! 😅
LOL nooo! I assumed we would be moving on from this much sooner than that 😂🙈
Whoa. I just found you through Satya Doyle Byock’s newsletter, and what a gift this essay is! Just whoa. It’s moved me to tears because I feel exactly the same. The noise “out there” is so loud, it often leaves me wondering if I’m alone in my experience. I am so happy to know you and be here!
Thank you Anne! That's the best thing about writing. It tends to show us how not alone we really are. x
WOW. This stunned me. You summed up motherhood so beautifully well. This line: “We'll have a deep understanding of what power was really made for. We'll be mothers.” Yes
Thank you and so glad that it resonated with you!
This was such a beautiful read. I LOVE the invitation back tot he power that is yours - perhaps not because society recognizes it for you but because every ounce of you proves to yourself just how capable you are in the world, every day.
I don't even buy grapes. lol.
Also the no grape policy is a genius move!
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Thank you! And yes, exactly. x