Mothers

My feelings were all over the place when I found out I was pregnant. It was a mixture of joy and excitement followed by a hint of worry and fear. Can I do it? Will I be a good mom? I hope it’s going to be a safe pregnancy. …

Response for the Triple Centina Writing Challenge — The man watched the baby crawling on hands and knees with affectionate joy. “Look at the little feller,” he said, looking back and blowing a kiss at the baby’s mother sitting in the chair behind him. “Only some months before, he was still inside of you!” he said, as he…

Joys and heartbreaks — I think I was a wholly unmindful mother to my little ones and I carry that guilt. Growing up at the time that I did was confusing. It was impossible to figure out what you wanted to do with life, options were so limited, or at least the ones I knew about were. There was the conditioning of what was expected of you alongside the urge to…

Mothers are always worried; it comes with the territory. But today’s mothers have even more to worry about than ever: politics. Author’s Note: I wrote this piece right after mother’s day. By the time I was ready to post it, Uvalde happened and no one was thinking about anything but guns. …

“Go back to work” Money does not equate to happiness in my world. It has come and gone only to return again and I am at peace with it’s illusiveness. I have lived many lives as a minimalist with two suitcases, traveling overseas, and always managing to meet my needs…

Being a good woman, a good wife, and a good mother has long been graded in our culture according to how much we give of ourselves for the benefit of others. We are so used to operating in this way, that it has become automatic and we don’t question it…