What covid took from us: number 458
This morning I received photographs of a beautiful, perfect new baby being held by his grandparents. Once the absolute joy faded, I could feel sadness rising out of nowhere and I couldn’t understand why. How could I be so delighted but also have this strange response - a grief that felt both selfish and misplaced?
Dedicated to the world’s best dads
Not everybody is fortunate enough to have a father that they can confidently say loves them unconditionally. As one of the lucky ones, all I really ever wanted was for my own bub to feel the same way. Jack shows me every single day that I have less than nothing to worry about.
‘Gentle parenting’ is a deceptive title
What I’m learning as the mother of a toddler is that gentle parenting is not as easy as it sounds. Not even a little bit. In caring for my daughter’s emotional development, I’m having to confront some of my own emotional gaps; trying to understand while also making sure they don’t leave Ramona wanting. This shit is hard, basically.
World Breastfeeding Week 2022
In the 2 years since Ramona’s birth, breastfeeding has really changed for us but I’m clinging to the joy we still get from it knowing that the time will come where she no longer needs me in that way
Motherhood Moments 2 - Singing
I’m trying to remember all of the key motherhood milestones and singing my darling baby to sleep has to be one of the most important
Good Hair
As the mother of a mixed race daughter, I sometimes worry about the relationship she’ll have with her hair. As much as I love my own hair now, it has taken me years to break through societal preconceptions as well as my own personal issues with my appearance to get to this point
Love at First Sight
Love at first sight has always seemed like an entirely ludicrous premise, something made up to sell romance novels and movies. The concept isn’t something that rational, sensible people should believe in, right? But then something happens and all of a sudden you’re almost a believer…
Let Them Eat Cake! Misconceptions when #raisinggirls
Let Them Eat Cake! How my own misconceptions about #raisinggirls almost totally misfired