You gotta have friends but making new ones is a nightmare
One of things I’ve always wanted for Ramona was to be confident in her value and how wonderful she is to be around. I want her to shine in groups of people and be generous with her love and friendship - the exact opposite of how I’ve always been.
‘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.
Interrupting the plot
Trauma is an insidious noise that I always thought I had a control over, I thought I always knew where it was hiding, under which nerves it sheltered. And then I tried to request a birth debrief and I learned just how tight a grip it has on me