About Me — Addie Page
Unusual woman writing through midlife/mom life
I’m a personal essayist, parent, and op-ed writer. I often have unusual opinions — informed by my experiences as the mother of a special needs kid, a rare INTJ female, and a breadwinner with a house husband— and I write about them here.
I also often do unusual things and write about why. For example:
- I didn’t love my baby when she was born. (And this was fine with me — I was perfectly happy.)
- I don’t wear bikinis, but not because I’m embarrassed about my body. (The opposite, actually.)
- I don’t particularly enjoy self-care.
- I thank my husband every four minutes.
Addie Page is a pen name, which I use because I have a day job I’d like to keep. (My bosses would not be pleased to find detailed information about my boobs online. Too many of our clients Google us.)
Why I write
I’m not here to sell you anything. As I noted above, I already have a job.
On Medium, my goal is just to carve out a little space for myself. Not just as a mom, not just as a consultant, but as a complete (and often contradictory) person, connecting with other people in a human way.
And I need that. Quite badly. The last few years have been hard. I’ve been more than tired. I struggled as a pandemic parent.
