Big Moments:
* Birthing my daughter. Was it intense? Yes. But it’s also insane feeling a baby exit your body… my husband and I sang “I like you as you are” to her while the midwife team was doing all their checks and what not. It felt very perfect and so different from my son’s birth.
* Floating in the Nantucket Sound and feeling at peace, a marked difference from years prior when floating would send me into brief fight or flight. Also, just being able to swim in the ocean as much as I wanted for a few days.
* My son starting preschool and LOVING it. We did a lot of preparation but I was still worried sending him off into the world without me. It’s been awesome to see how much he’s grown in a positive way.
I have had so many small moments over the past year that felt idyllic, and I’ve made a mental note to hold onto them. Small moments with my husband, kids, other family, friends. My day to day isn’t as expansive as it was in the past, but it’s deepened. I love this stage of life. It’s full of so much love.
Dec 26, 2024
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The other day I was in a dressing room with my 3 year old daughter trying on dresses and was struggling with my zipper. She wanted to help and I wasn’t so sure it would work out. She rocked the task and was so proud of herself. AND I WAS SO PROUD OF HER. She also helped pick out which dresses I should keep.
It was just one of those special moments and I keep thinking about it.😊
Nov 25, 2024
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And by that I mean whole humans with their own views, preferences, ideas, beauty, personality. Even babies come out of the womb with their own unique energy, it's miraculous! I love getting to know my children. I love spending time with them. I miss them even when they're just sleeping upstairs. Of course I'm their parent and need to instill boundaries and what not, but I do think the way I inherently view them makes it easy for me to do so in a respectful and empathetic manner. What a gift it is to witness the world through their eyes. We really are all just wanting to be seen, loved, and respected. I love being a parent. I love working with kids. It really is an honor, for real.
Oct 11, 2024
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I have no desire to have children but how great is it to share in a parent-to-be's excitement? And to celebrate their child's milestones with them?
Dec 18, 2024
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This has become the norm and every day I grow more disturbed. I understand if somebody is behaving in a harmful way, that is good to document and put out there. But as a whole, it seems, we have become so comfortable with recording people just living their lives. I saw a video of a guy working and the caption of the video was that he was so hot, we needed to find him!!! Why are you providing the Internet with his face and location instead of just going up to talk to him? I saw another of two people on the subway, seemingly a couple, having a very emotional moment. How would you feel if you open up an app and saw a video like that of yourself? I don’t like this level of sibling society surveillance. Why are you videoing an elderly person with sad music dubbed over it to gain likes? It is WEIRD. Don’t even get me started on videos of children. It is WEIRD to use a stranger without their consent to get some kind of fake validation. Get a life.
I don’t mean to come on here and share something so negative, I just don’t have anywhere else to put it and it’s gnawing at me.
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It’s to keep us humble otherwise we’d be TOO hot/sexy/cool
Jul 3, 2024