Thank GOD for the other moms. This was so, so good friend. A really beautiful testament to the other mothers who are helping us love on our kids (and love ourselves). Also--YES to The Bear and YES to Shrinking (right?!) and YES to all these wonderful GIFs and things. The one with the toddler puppy turning into a pterodactyl was spot on for the stage we are at rn, lol.
Oh my goodness, I have tears of gratitude running down my cheeks- for your words in capturing this and for the other mothers in my life. My first born was 5 weeks old when COVID shut down the US. The loneliness of that first year of motherhood felt all encompassing some days and was one of the biggest griefs in the early COVID days for me. Now I have other mothers in my life (mostly ones I have met "in the wild") and I cannot imagine my weeks without them. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This was fantastic--I forwarded it to a friend with the subject line "This is how I feel about our friendship." Thank you for the Tuesday afternoon infusion of hope, and welcome back to the 'stack!
Great essay Liz - my kids aren't quite old enough for sports yet but I was tearing up anyway in anticipation, ha. And sports aren't really the point anyway, right? Thanks for sharing.
Whew. Tears with Annie as she felt her daughter’s joy and relief deep in her soul. ❤️ Beautiful words, friend. Moms do really keep it all going, don’t they? I’m so glad you embraced an unplanned sabbatical and that you’re back. 🙌🏼 Can’t wait to check out Braiding Sweetgrass (it keeps coming up in recommendations!).
I've thought about your words over the past few days — especially the image of the Kelly and Annie. SO GOOD. Thanks for writing. Also, the toddler memes at the end were exactly what I needed in the middle of a very hard week.
This is beautiful, thank you
Thank GOD for the other moms. This was so, so good friend. A really beautiful testament to the other mothers who are helping us love on our kids (and love ourselves). Also--YES to The Bear and YES to Shrinking (right?!) and YES to all these wonderful GIFs and things. The one with the toddler puppy turning into a pterodactyl was spot on for the stage we are at rn, lol.
Oh my goodness, I have tears of gratitude running down my cheeks- for your words in capturing this and for the other mothers in my life. My first born was 5 weeks old when COVID shut down the US. The loneliness of that first year of motherhood felt all encompassing some days and was one of the biggest griefs in the early COVID days for me. Now I have other mothers in my life (mostly ones I have met "in the wild") and I cannot imagine my weeks without them. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This was fantastic--I forwarded it to a friend with the subject line "This is how I feel about our friendship." Thank you for the Tuesday afternoon infusion of hope, and welcome back to the 'stack!
Great essay Liz - my kids aren't quite old enough for sports yet but I was tearing up anyway in anticipation, ha. And sports aren't really the point anyway, right? Thanks for sharing.
Whew. Tears with Annie as she felt her daughter’s joy and relief deep in her soul. ❤️ Beautiful words, friend. Moms do really keep it all going, don’t they? I’m so glad you embraced an unplanned sabbatical and that you’re back. 🙌🏼 Can’t wait to check out Braiding Sweetgrass (it keeps coming up in recommendations!).
The sports!! I can't!! I am not going to cope!! Too much roller coaster, too much!!
I've thought about your words over the past few days — especially the image of the Kelly and Annie. SO GOOD. Thanks for writing. Also, the toddler memes at the end were exactly what I needed in the middle of a very hard week.