It wasn’t until after my children were grown that I realized just how much this pressure took away my capacity to be a fully present mother. There is grief in that.
I think this is probably a deeply held and widespread grief. I feel it in smaller ways myself, even having this awareness at this point in my journey. So many parents are carrying enormous pressure without ever being invited to recognise it as pressure at all. And yet the ability to look back with honesty and reflection says something very meaningful about the depth of your care too.
This was beautiful Gem, it resonated so much for me - recognising myself in the parent you describe and how we can be pulled in multiple ways internally by silent priorities, especially. Thanks for writing and sharing this x
It wasn’t until after my children were grown that I realized just how much this pressure took away my capacity to be a fully present mother. There is grief in that.
I think this is probably a deeply held and widespread grief. I feel it in smaller ways myself, even having this awareness at this point in my journey. So many parents are carrying enormous pressure without ever being invited to recognise it as pressure at all. And yet the ability to look back with honesty and reflection says something very meaningful about the depth of your care too.
Beautiful, insightful reflections. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for reading. Glad they resonated 🙏
This was beautiful Gem, it resonated so much for me - recognising myself in the parent you describe and how we can be pulled in multiple ways internally by silent priorities, especially. Thanks for writing and sharing this x
Thank you so much Gem! So glad this resonated, it’s great to know we’re not alone in these internal struggles as parents ❤️