Well, thanks for the tears, Moses. What a SWEET little note, RIP costly paper. (But I have a sneaking suspicion that we're doing it all wrong when we save the luxury items for the adults.)
Also, Alicia Ostriker's words are on point. I was realizing the other day that, despite the occasional frustration over lack of time to put my ideas onto paper, I feel as though my conception of the world, and therefore my creativity in response to it, has been deepened by motherhood in a way that I would not have imagined before arriving here. The gratitude I feel for this is tremendous.
I found your posts months back after googling, "Why is the GoodReads app so bad?" (Perfect description in that post, by the way.) I've read your posts on and off since then and particularly enjoy your writing related to motherhood. Your writing is highly readable.
I have 5 kids myself. I like how much you respect your children in the way you write about them. Acknowledging that motherhood is hard, and yet all the love shines through and without putting your kids in a negative light. I find it refreshing.
Well, thanks for the tears, Moses. What a SWEET little note, RIP costly paper. (But I have a sneaking suspicion that we're doing it all wrong when we save the luxury items for the adults.)
Also, Alicia Ostriker's words are on point. I was realizing the other day that, despite the occasional frustration over lack of time to put my ideas onto paper, I feel as though my conception of the world, and therefore my creativity in response to it, has been deepened by motherhood in a way that I would not have imagined before arriving here. The gratitude I feel for this is tremendous.
I found your posts months back after googling, "Why is the GoodReads app so bad?" (Perfect description in that post, by the way.) I've read your posts on and off since then and particularly enjoy your writing related to motherhood. Your writing is highly readable.
I have 5 kids myself. I like how much you respect your children in the way you write about them. Acknowledging that motherhood is hard, and yet all the love shines through and without putting your kids in a negative light. I find it refreshing.