15/03/2026
Motherhood turned me inside out. I always knew I would become a mother. I remember the shock, but also the smile on my face when I found out that I was unexpectedly pregnant.
That day I was lying on the ground looking at the sky, holding one hand over my womb and the other over my heart. I didnāt know where this journey was going to take me. I wasnāt sure what would come next. But in that moment, I just felt blessed. Either way a new chapter had begun.
And in all honesty, the experience shook my very existence so deeply that I am still putting the pieces together now. Now I know what being a mother means. And itās not what you think it is until you experience it.
I have never felt so raw, so vulnerable, so run down. Yet there is a power in this exhaustion, something that keeps mothers going every single day.
My heart grows each day, just like my baby boy. But it also stops every so often when anxieties of all sorts hit. I can feel the pain of all mothers out there. I can feel the sadness and fear as much as I feel the joy and love. Itās a lot. Itās plenty. Itās too much at times. Yet I keep going still. For those little moments.
For those times in the future when my child and I will remember the love, the cuddles, the giggles, holding handsā¦. just like I remember my motherās safe arms and her love.
And even though Iāve been puked on and peed on, my patience is stretched so thin itās almost see-through. I roll my eyes hundreds of times a day. Iām exhausted physically and mentally, and every day I brace myself for more tasks than can possibly fit into 24 hoursā¦
Still, I have the cutest memories and photos with my child to look back on.
And it drives me mad when people say, āYouāre going to miss thisā¦ā because Iām so tiredā¦ and deep inside Iām thinkingā¦ shut up, I know Iām going to miss it.
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Love for this Motherās Day to all mothers out there.
To all who are doing their best.
To all who keep going, no matter how hard it may be.
To all who mourn, and to all who pray every day.
I wish for all of us mothers to guide our children into a brighter future, into safety, stability, and love.
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