Now up on The Manifest Station, We All Live Here
I wrote an essay about some of the harder truths of motherhood, primarily channeling the body. It is interesting how people struggle to talk about (or read, even) unpleasant truths. So, PSA– Because something is difficult, or has struggle within it does not mean you do not love and feel grateful for that something. Honesty about harder things doesn’t negate love. Particularly within parenthood. Parenthood is hard. Sometimes it is a wrecking, or an erasing, or a drowning or resurfacing or rebirth. It is ok to say that out loud. You can still love being a parent and your kids more than you can possibly fathom. I know dads may not connect with the body aspects, but I also know there are dads out there that relate to some of this too. There are also people that fear ever even thinking about parenting as anything other than a blessing. But it is real, and it is ok– AND your love is still there.
