Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Why do I feel more sensitive to anything involving children since becoming a mom?
A story you once would have read and moved on from can stay with you all day. A movie scene may suddenly…
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Why do I worry about things I never thought about before becoming a mom?
Before kids, a staircase was just a staircase and a drive was just a drive. After motherhood, ordinary places can suddenly display…
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How your relationship with risk can change after having kids
Having children does not only introduce new risks. It changes who lives with the consequences of some decisions. A choice that once…
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Why the world can feel more dangerous after you have a baby
The world does not suddenly change on the day your baby is born, but the way you scan it can. Places that…
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Feeling like you have so much more to lose since becoming a mom
Before kids, the future may have felt mostly like something that happened to you. After kids, love can come with a new…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Why some moms become more protective than they expected
It is easy to imagine what kind of mom you will be before there is an actual child in the picture. It…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
When you don’t recognize how protective you’ve become after having a baby
Sometimes the uncomfortable part is not only wanting to protect the baby more. It is hearing yourself say things you once associated…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Why does it feel like motherhood changed my personality?
Sometimes motherhood does not feel like adding a new role to the person you already were. It feels like the whole person…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing silence after having young kids
Sometimes you do not want to be away from your family. You want ten minutes when nobody is talking, singing, asking, crying,…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing the days when you could sleep without being on duty for anyone
Sometimes what you miss is not only more hours of sleep. You miss going to bed knowing that until morning nobody depends…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing your relationship before kids
Sometimes you do not miss a different partner or a life without your children. You miss the version of your relationship where…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing your old friendships and social life after becoming a mom
Sometimes you did not lose your friends. You lost the ease with which friendship used to happen. A text that once became…