Bethany C. Meyers Instagram – The last slide is where I’d like to direct our attention for this post…”motherhood is my entire personality right now.”
Before having kids, I used to look at moms who were so wrapped up in motherhood with caution – “they are losing themselves” “they won’t be okay once their kids are grown” “they used to be x and now they are just a mom”. And WOW was I wrong.
Because I’ve now become that mom, and it’s the best thing I’ve done – DEEP DIVE. You all have seen the shift here on my instagram (some like it more than others) and people in my waking life have noticed it too (again, some like it more than others). But I no longer fear this identity, I embrace it.
Because I realized that taking on new identities wholeheartedly and passionately is what I do. Throughout my entire life I’ve found something I wanted to latch onto and made it my everything. Whether it was something that had the potential to hurt me (addictions, eating disorder, partying) or things that had the potential to serve me (fitness, queer exploration, body neutrality) I embraced them all. I’m a lover of the human experience, and I’ve always wanted to explore every facet there is without hesitation or pause.
And each and every time I needed to let one of these seasons go, or move it from front and center to make space for something else, I did. And I did it without (too much) struggle because it was the right time to do so.
And I believe the same thing will happen when the time comes for a new identity to shine – when my children are older and my days aren’t 100% focused on naps, diapers, cuddles and feeding.
But until then, I’m in it. And I’m proud to be in it. Even though I know that sometimes I’m one of those moms I used to look down on. This is my season to mother, and mother I shall 🌱 | Posted on 16/Jul/2024 01:01:16
