Mother’s Day Thoughts
I’ve been thinking about this whole motherhood thing a lot this past week given Mother’s Day of course. Turns out there’s a lot more to it than I originally thought. We get critiqued for a lot in our lives. & I didn’t realize how much i actually cared what people thought until I became a mother. I’ve been criticized for baby wearing, sleep training(or lack there of), feeding my babies organic baby food, choosing not to go somewhere when they’re newborns(or choosing to go after all), clothing choices, the whole gambit. It used to bother me a lot more actually. Until I realized that most people will project their own insecurities & fears on you when they can’t contain it within themselves. I’ve also realized that most people actually mean well, most elderly women look at babies with adoring eyes & remember when, & I think we as younger mothers need to respect that outlook. Whether we like it or not, they have lived what we’re going though before. Even if we do...