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Sometimes the hardest gift we can give our children is the gift of acknowledging and accepting our own imperfections.
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Angelita Lin wrote, “I saw that you were perfect and I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more.”
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There is a deep truth in that.
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Our children need to see us being human, being real, being our messy beautiful selves so they know that it’s okay for them to be human and real and messy and that it’s all beautiful.
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Besides, aren’t we all a little more lovable when we’re soft and open and oh-so-velveteen-real instead of acting like we’re flawless, mistake-proof, and sharp-edged perfect?
-L.R.Knost

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Fighting a rare, incurable cancer, but I'm still here!💞 L.R.

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In no other job have I felt the need to so routinely justify my productivity within a day. To myself. Because it is mostly myself that this pressure comes from. A silly deep-seated belief that because I'm not earning, because I'm not financially contributing to my household or the wider world, that I am somehow less.

I once had a temp job where I was paid to literally sit and read magazines, laugh at my bosses jokes, and look busy if anyone appeared. I felt no guilt about this because I was earning, I was contributing, right?

The thing about the work of motherhood is that it is so difficult to quantify. How do we measure a good day's work anyway? Number of nappies changed? Vegetables consumed? Dishes washed? Tantrums dissolved? What is my output? It's often invisible. Jobs get completed then swiftly undone again.

Spence has flippantly remarked before that I 'have it easy' being the one at home. Then, in the next instant has said he can't wait to get back to work for a break. So, which one is it?

When will we truly value the WORK of mothers? I guess it starts with me, when I am unapologetically proud of this job. When I can look back after three years and see not a huge gaping hole in my CV but rather my defining role, doing the most important work I'll ever do.

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Words: Karen McMillan (Mother Truths)
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Goodnight Poetry lovers

This is the best Moon photo I've ever seen.

(through Andrew McCarthy's backyard telescope)

https://bit.ly/3ch7BEr

I LOOOOOVE THIS!
"I wanted to share this moment that happened in our house two months ago because it brought me a sense of peace tonight. My daughter was standing on this heart-printed paper, and I asked her what she was doing. She said she was sending love and peace to people in the world and to monsters to make them nice. ❤️"
Via Project Quarantine 2020

Some wisdom from one of my most favorite teachers, Dr. Shefali 💗

https://youtu.be/-nbMKRq2WaE