My grandmother told my sister once that our generation had it the worst. “You’re expected to both work and be a mother now. You get the rough end of both sticks,” she said. My mother or sister repeated this to me. I can’t remember which, maybe both, when I was in my twenties.
Motherhood is what cracked me wide open to creativity again. It’s such a beautiful, emotional and messy dance between being a present mother and a present human to our creativity. Sometimes the mesh up so well and others, well it’s a hot mess 😅 thank you for sharing your experience, it was reassuring to read as a fellow creative mama 💕
I was *just* speaking to another creative mama, a songwriter, this morning about the constant tug-of-war that is motherhood, the constant push and pull between attending to our children and also attending to ourselves. It's exhausting, and at times, impossible to balance. But, I've learned after four years of being a mother that that's okay, that all is not lost if I can't find the time, that my spark will always remain no matter what season of life I'm in. Trust it. Sending you all the coffee energy and self-compassion vibes! 💕
Such a constant push and pull. I’m consistently surprised by how much it fuels my work though and also, how the time constraints forces me to work even when I’m not always feeling the most creative. It’s surprising what can come out of those times. I will definitely check out your piece.
Ooof I needed to read this, because I'm in the thick of finding that balance between full time work, parenting a 2.5 y/o, and finding time to read/write. It's so so hard. This gave me a light to look forward to ♥️
Motherhood is what cracked me wide open to creativity again. It’s such a beautiful, emotional and messy dance between being a present mother and a present human to our creativity. Sometimes the mesh up so well and others, well it’s a hot mess 😅 thank you for sharing your experience, it was reassuring to read as a fellow creative mama 💕
Love that: “cracked you open to creativity.”
Such a dance, for sure. ❤️
I was *just* speaking to another creative mama, a songwriter, this morning about the constant tug-of-war that is motherhood, the constant push and pull between attending to our children and also attending to ourselves. It's exhausting, and at times, impossible to balance. But, I've learned after four years of being a mother that that's okay, that all is not lost if I can't find the time, that my spark will always remain no matter what season of life I'm in. Trust it. Sending you all the coffee energy and self-compassion vibes! 💕
P.S. I just published my newest personal essay over on my Substack, Human/Mother, and I would love for you to have a read: https://katrinadonhamwrites.substack.com/p/at-the-moma?utm_source=substack&utm_content=feed%3Arecommended%3Acopy_link
Such a constant push and pull. I’m consistently surprised by how much it fuels my work though and also, how the time constraints forces me to work even when I’m not always feeling the most creative. It’s surprising what can come out of those times. I will definitely check out your piece.
Ooof I needed to read this, because I'm in the thick of finding that balance between full time work, parenting a 2.5 y/o, and finding time to read/write. It's so so hard. This gave me a light to look forward to ♥️
You’re doing amazing! More time and space opens up, I swear!
This was beautiful! Thank you for sharing
Thank you! That means so much!
Loved this so much ❤️
Thank you Christine! And thanks for taking the time to say so.