I loved this interview. You've helped me with something that I have struggled with to voice: Almost all of the things that bring us meaning are, in a sense, kind of children. So when the actual child came into my life, he took over everything for a while, as a baby does, and it wasn’t until I woke up a couple years later, and I was like, Oh, all of my meaning is coming from this child, and it’s not enough. I need these other ways of making meaning in my life that had been fulfilling my identity before I was a mother and I had lost in early motherhood." I am now a grandmother after having raised four wonderful adults and sometimes I still struggle with why I don't want to do a lot of child care for grand children. I think I did lose parts of myself in those years and while I loved being home, I am still working to discover who I am separate from that. I also fully resonate with the community comments, and have been thinking a lot about how to make community happen in new ways. There are so many of us, of all ages and experiences, that need it now, more than ever.
Both the interview and introduction are really wonderful, thank you. So much resonated, from finding a way back to writing after having your child, to the struggle for the modern mum with no community. Thank you! 💗
I loved this interview. You've helped me with something that I have struggled with to voice: Almost all of the things that bring us meaning are, in a sense, kind of children. So when the actual child came into my life, he took over everything for a while, as a baby does, and it wasn’t until I woke up a couple years later, and I was like, Oh, all of my meaning is coming from this child, and it’s not enough. I need these other ways of making meaning in my life that had been fulfilling my identity before I was a mother and I had lost in early motherhood." I am now a grandmother after having raised four wonderful adults and sometimes I still struggle with why I don't want to do a lot of child care for grand children. I think I did lose parts of myself in those years and while I loved being home, I am still working to discover who I am separate from that. I also fully resonate with the community comments, and have been thinking a lot about how to make community happen in new ways. There are so many of us, of all ages and experiences, that need it now, more than ever.
Sarah this interview as well as your comments resonate with me as well. I have begun to travel outside the USA and find it very fulfilling
Both the interview and introduction are really wonderful, thank you. So much resonated, from finding a way back to writing after having your child, to the struggle for the modern mum with no community. Thank you! 💗