Raising Maine Blog:
My incomplete thoughts on Life and Parenting.
The Good & The Boring
The stories we tell ourselves about what it means to have a good life - boring isn’t bad, in fact boring is probably good!
Incomplete Thoughts
I have had this blog for almost a year, I find the actual blogging part terrifying.
The Stories and Voices We Inherit
There are many things I want to pass on to my daughters, but negative self-body image and shame are not one of them.
Effortlessness is a Myth
Then I heard, "You make it look effortless." It triggered something inside me. I immediately felt the urge to correct this impression.
Feed the Baby
I imagined breastfeeding would be something that the two of us just "knew" how to do together. It wasn't.
The Car, the Toddler, and the Time I Peed My Pants
I screamed and screamed and screamed, and that's when it happened. I peed my pants.