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LE's avatar

Love this. I think you are discerning in what you choose to share and not share and you’re right some spaces are just not appropriate for publishing everything on your heart. I like the more private space of substack here too. We are definitely here to read and digest.

I appreciate you touching on the self care, self importance and motherhood topic that gets shoved down our throat all the time. I feel more energized and at ease when I’m with my family and serving my family than I am doing stuff by myself because our culture tells us to do so. It was refreshing to read your words because so often I feel criticized for the amount of time I spend with my baby which I think is soooo much fun! He is so fascinating to me, I don’t want to miss a second. People will be like “so what about you?”…..what about me??! I’m doing exactly what I want and am at peace. I don’t understand why it’s so common for others to say “but it’s good for him, or it’s good for you” in regards to separating in order to have me time. Ok remind me again why it’s good for us to both feel uneasy and unsettled just to appease you because you’re uncomfortable with me being a stay at home mom or baby wearing my son everywhere we go? Lol

Ok I guess this is the part of me writing to understand and get clarity which you always touched on. Haha thanks Peta!

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Robin Ernst's avatar

Peta,

It is so rare to see someone who has such a high desire to do the right thing by their writing. Perhaps Melvin described this dynamic best, when he said to Carol in As Good as it Gets:"You say what you mean and you mean what you say. And in every thought that you have how it's almost always something all about being straight and good."

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What he said! Amen, honey. We love you.

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