Comments on: Reimagining Myself as a Mother

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 21:52:32 +0000

Congrats. And don’t think it through too much. It’ll be different anyways. Good and bad. Somedays they look cute, you actually did a craft and they eat their spinach, the other day (more often) they have bread with peanut butter for dinner after you sat in a meeting with a CEO with spit/milk/snot on your shoulder and they have a bruise because they dropped the music box in their face while you were changing their diaper… and yes, you should take them to brunch (super easy with one kid, virtually impossible with two somehow) and put them to sleep in guest rooms/bath rooms/closets while you have dinner at a friends house. Or don’t put them to sleep. But also stay in and read books and watch cartoons under a blanket. A lot of times it’ll turn out that’s what you actually want to do.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:40:27 +0000

Another aspect of motherhood to consider is that fact that it’s sidelined with growing older. So in addition to priority, logistical, and commitment changes that inherently accompany parenthood, you’re also naturally passing through and entering new phases of YOUR life. The baby/toddler years are very demanding, period. For me, once my kids were about 5, I felt things lightened up, and I was able to return to MY LIFE a little more (but even then, it’s so different!). And with that, is the fact that the five-years-ago/pre-kid life I had isn’t where I’m jumping back to anyways, with or without kids b/c I’m older! It’s just a wild ride, a wild freakin’ God-I’m-thankful-for-being-a-mom ride.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:08:30 +0000

I love this. I don’t think I was this aware of the changes coming at me when I was pregnant with my son. I knew life would change, but I didn’t anticipate how much after-work happy hours and spontaneous brunches make me feel like myself. I wish I did – and I wish I knew it would be temporary – it would have made the early years a little easier.

By: Kirstin VanSkiver

Kirstin VanSkiver — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:43:16 +0000

Loved this thoughtful post! As a woman trying to conceive for the first time, this really resonated with me. I’d love to hear from more first-time parents-to-be about their experience going through this during a pandemic. I have no idea what to expect and it seems like what might have been a fairly normal experience of pregnancy and birth won’t be the same during Covid.

By: Brittani Lepley

Brittani Lepley — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 17:03:16 +0000

So excited to see you become a mom. 🥺

By: Maggie LaMaack

Maggie LaMaack — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:57:38 +0000

love

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:33:31 +0000

Love it, Kara! And def take the baby to brunch as often as possible!