Category: Love, Connection & Reflection
Why Parenting Is The Hardest and Best Thing At Once
I said out loud to a friend recently that this is simultaneously the hardest and best thing I’ve…
What Motherhood Actually Feels Like, Not the Highlight Reel
What motherhood actually feels like beyond the highlight reel: the joy, boredom, rage, and pride all at once.
Why Everyone Warns You How Fast It Goes, and They’re Right
Why everyone warns new parents how fast it goes, and why they are right, told through one ordinary…
What I Want My Child To Know, Even If I Never Say It Out Loud
There are things I think about telling my daughter someday, quiet things that don’t fit neatly into an…
The Moments That Make You Realize You’d Do It All Again
My daughter shared her favorite spot on the playground with a kid she’d never met, unprompted, without anyone…
The Strange Ache of Watching Them Grow Up
I found a pair of her shoes in the back of the closet the other day, so small…
The Bittersweet Moments Parenting Doesn’t Warn You About
Watching my daughter confidently walk into her classroom without looking back for the first time felt like both…
Watching Your Baby Slowly Become an Actual Person
There was a specific week, somewhere around eighteen months, when my daughter went from mimicking sounds to actually…
The Real Reasons I Love Being a Mom, Not the Instagram Version
If you asked me to explain why I love being a mom using only the version I post…
What Unconditional Love Actually Looks Like Day To Day
Unconditional love gets talked about like a feeling, but most days, in my house, it actually looks more…