Yael Wolfe·1 day agoMember-onlyThe One Thing We’re All Afraid of…and Why It’s Kinda InevitableWe can’t keep pretending that this fate is (allegedly) reserved for women without children — “This isn’t how I thought the end of my life would go,” my father said, recently. I share his sentiment, but can only imagine his emotional distress. My father had a stroke in 2010 that left him partially paralyzed. In subsequent years, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and his eyesight…Motherhood8 min readMotherhood8 min read
Sally N MillerinThe Belladonna Comedy·1 day agoMember-onlyNothing Will Change When My Baby ArrivesNot 6 am CrossFit, dinners out after 8, or my bank heists. — Everyone tells me that when my baby arrives, everything will be different. I can say goodbye to my old lifestyle. But nothing will change for me. I still plan on going out for dinner after eight on weeknights, getting up for a six am Crossfit class, and I have every…Motherhood3 min readMotherhood3 min read
Swetha Mukherjee·1 day ago9 BEST TIPS THAT EVERY NEW MOM NEEDSMany congratulations to you! You are a mom! I know you feel like God has answered your prayers and has showered His best blessings upon you. Believe me, you definitely should feel that way. The birth of her child is truly one of the most significant moments in a woman’s…Motherhood8 min readMotherhood8 min read
Yael Wolfe·4 days agoMember-onlyWhy Women Desperately Need Honest Conversations About Marriage & MotherhoodIt’s time for the fairy tale to die — Step right up, step right up! We’ve got just the cure for your ailments! We’ve got the scratch for your itch! So unhappy, little lady, so unhappy! You’ve felt so alone. So sad. The world feels like a lonely place. And nothing you do ever feels like it’s going to…Motherhood8 min readMotherhood8 min read
Dana Lena'·1 day agoMoney, Men and MalarkeyStupid Drunk In Love the REMIX Whenever my daughters biologicals child support is PAST DUE, it prompts me to check in on him at https://davidsaintvincent.medium.com/ and I must say I am never disappointed. The sheer comedy and laughter of his testilying is better than any Def Comedy Jam special or Katt Williams special. This dude has…Motherhood5 min readMotherhood5 min read
Krista Kelly·1 day agoThe Messy MiddleI’ve written a few things, only not publicly, and very rarely. I feel like I’ve been missing an old friend, one that knows me, one that listens wholeheartedly, and the only one that gives me the whole truth when I ask for feedback. I realized that old friend was not…Motherhood6 min readMotherhood6 min read
Anwesha Bhattacharya·1 day agoMotherhood, what it really means?A mother is the world for her little one who has taken an entry to this world by getting detatched from her physical body. It takes a great emotional toll for a mother to get detatched from her child after carrying her within her body and then after giving birth…Motherhood3 min readMotherhood3 min read
Kallol Mazumdar·2 days agoThe world has spoken but I won’t listenYou cannot go until you say to me, “I am going.” Ma I will finish the task and right the wrongs — There are faces, of mine and my brother that upholds the legal system in fractions. There is a deep remorse Ma! Why pretend with faces? All face sank, and I went with you inching into the depths of despair. Little Adam misses you, he cries, Aunt Ruth talks about you…Motherhood5 min readMotherhood5 min read
Michaela·1 day agoPostpartum Depression? Mom guilt?We’re officially done with week two, and I had another topic to post in mind but I feel like this is more of a pressing issue that I need to let out. To say I’m exhausted during week one is an understatement. I only had about 2–5 hours of interrupted…Motherhood3 min readMotherhood3 min read
The MystiqueinThe Mystery Reporter·1 day agoMember-onlyA Story of Young Lives Lost and a Mother’s DisappearanceA glimpse into the shattered lives of Kelly Rothwell and Cookie Jacobson — In the vast tapestry of human existence, there are few narratives as deeply troubling and intrinsically mysterious as that of a sudden disappearance. The absence of a loved one ripples through families, communities, and society as a whole. Two such disappearances were shrouded in uncertainty and marked by a disturbing…Motherhood8 min readMotherhood8 min read
