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Read this earlier today, and as luck would have it my baby took an hour nap instead of two, leaving the studio time (that I was going to squeeze in after cooking and cleaning) nonexistent. Thanks for sharing the very real parenting experience of a creative person. One is hard, but two feels like it will be almost impossible 😳🙃 good luck to all parents out there we need it 😌

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Reading this during naptime, sinking into the couch. Not cleaning, not planning, just being. In silence. Thank you for that little gift ❤️

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I can so relate to all of this. It is so hard having the two of them and when they are young and breastfeeding and all of it, it is hard to have that time for you and so important to have these things for your self. It’s the little wins though, and this piece is fab. 🙌🏻

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I’m not a mother (something I didn’t exactly choose but more of a long held understanding of myself that I would never have children) and am approaching menopause. I found you through All Well (adore!) and loved so much the way you write sewing instructions that I wanted to read more of your writing! I’ve been riveted and very moved by your descriptions of giving birth and being an artist and mother. I feel a very deep void of knowledge and experience because I did not give birth myself and appreciate your honesty and eloquence and willingness to admit struggle and suffering and especially how you make such a huge effort to see and feel your experience wholly. I’d be thrilled to read anything you write, about any on topic. Keep going.

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i felt every word of this. the joy and frustration and guilt.

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