sim

trying to rebrand mother’s day as “Mother’s Day OFF” !

spread the word…

my husband and i had a wonderful life full of international travel, great food, and insane nature adventures before we had kids. we both knew we wanted kids so didn’t think twice about giving this up, but the main thing that has reinforced that our decision is the right one for us is that our kids will do something weird and hilarious and we often look at eachother and say “thank god it’s not just us forever ! that would have been so boring !”
(we haven’t climbed an active volcano since we had kids but our family is spread out all over the world and we still travel a lot, if it’s important to u u will still make it happen, kids or no kids)

yes i have two under 5 and it’s the hardest, most thankless, grueling experience i’ve ever had to attempt. and my husband and i have been in couples therapy for a while to navigate some very difficult emotional situations. but at the same time it’s the most rewarding and has opened me up in ways i couldn’t even have conceived of pre kids. kids are constantly growing and changing, like literally becoming entirely new humans every six months – it’s like being on a constant adventure in your own little gang where ever u go. (even the suburbs i grew up in and vowed to never appreciate seem to be revived looking at them through my kids eyes – squirrels! sprinklers! dirts! what’s not to love.)

i’m a strong advocate that super human mom strength is so real. and it will be hard but you will be able to figure out when u have to. the holding onto my old self also didn’t work for me, it was easier for me to just give in entirely and be transformed – it really becomes an opportunity to let go of everything from your old life that wasn’t serving u and move forward with just the important things. good luck!