Ha, remember when I said I’d be interested in reading this even though I’m not a mom? I did enjoy this reflection very much!
You are a mom, but that isn’t all you are. (And I, for one, am glad you don’t mommy-blog the latest kid toys 😂) I think you are such an interesting person, and one of the things that makes you interesting is your perspective, and being a mom is one of the many things that shapes your perspective.
I had a train of thought and lost it, but I think my whole point was I enjoyed this, and I have wrestled with similar feelings around identity, and I think the ability to deeply reflect about ourselves is a beautiful part of life.
This is the piece I've been trying to write in my own head for months. The idea that motherhood isn't a topic, it's a lens. That it colors everything without being the thing you're always talking about. I feel this so deeply. I'm not a 'mommy blogger' either, and yet everything I write is shaped by the fact that I am one. Thank you for putting words to this, Julie.
I also feel that Substack categories are bad and force you to pick something (s) that maybe doesn't resonate 100% 😎 either way very interesting to hear your thoughts on the identity piece. I, as a person who will never have kids, will probably never experience such a profound new "lens" in which I view the world. There will be different lenses, like my dad dying, or if my husband ever dies (he won't), but I'm not sure there's anything in the same ballpark as becoming a parent.
I love this and relate so much! I often joke that unfortunately my interests and personality are just incompatible with a clear, clean personal brand like sorrrrryyy i just cannot be contained! (to the detriment of my own success 🙃 )))
Ha, remember when I said I’d be interested in reading this even though I’m not a mom? I did enjoy this reflection very much!
You are a mom, but that isn’t all you are. (And I, for one, am glad you don’t mommy-blog the latest kid toys 😂) I think you are such an interesting person, and one of the things that makes you interesting is your perspective, and being a mom is one of the many things that shapes your perspective.
I had a train of thought and lost it, but I think my whole point was I enjoyed this, and I have wrestled with similar feelings around identity, and I think the ability to deeply reflect about ourselves is a beautiful part of life.
p.s. 💙🧡
This is the piece I've been trying to write in my own head for months. The idea that motherhood isn't a topic, it's a lens. That it colors everything without being the thing you're always talking about. I feel this so deeply. I'm not a 'mommy blogger' either, and yet everything I write is shaped by the fact that I am one. Thank you for putting words to this, Julie.
I also feel that Substack categories are bad and force you to pick something (s) that maybe doesn't resonate 100% 😎 either way very interesting to hear your thoughts on the identity piece. I, as a person who will never have kids, will probably never experience such a profound new "lens" in which I view the world. There will be different lenses, like my dad dying, or if my husband ever dies (he won't), but I'm not sure there's anything in the same ballpark as becoming a parent.
I love this and relate so much! I often joke that unfortunately my interests and personality are just incompatible with a clear, clean personal brand like sorrrrryyy i just cannot be contained! (to the detriment of my own success 🙃 )))