My daughter is two years old, and every single day, she wishes me a happy birthday. “Happy birthday, Mommy!” she says with the brightest smile and sparkling eyes, as if she just woke up to a party filled with balloons, cake, and confetti. No actual birthday is happening—at least not in the traditional sense—but to… Continue reading Every Day Is My Birthday
Tag: emotional motherhood
Happy Mother’s Day
Today is a day wrapped in warmth, nostalgia, and quiet strength—Mother’s Day. A day where we pause, even for just a few moments, to reflect on what it means to have been raised, nurtured, held, and often saved by the women who carried us into this world or who stood beside us when life tried… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day
The Fast-Forward Feeling of Watching Her Grow
From time to time, a colleague or two will ask, “How’s your daughter?” It’s such a simple, kind question, yet every time I’m asked, my answer always seems to carry a heavier weight than it should. I smile and say, “She’s grown so fast,” because it’s the truth—but the whole truth is something I carry… Continue reading The Fast-Forward Feeling of Watching Her Grow
