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Three gentle reminders for the mum who feels like she’s “just surviving”

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Three gentle reminders for the mum who feels like she’s “just surviving”

When I became a mom abroad, I knew it would be difficult, but I was perhaps a bit naive as …

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Rediscovering Yourself in Motherhood: Small Habits to Try

Motherhood is beautiful – but it’s also a season where it’s so easy to lose yourself. The long nights, endless …

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Chaos, Coffee & Tiny Humans: Life Lately

Hi friends – it’s been a minute, hasn’t it? I realised the other day that I haven’t posted on here …

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Why I Breastfed for 2.5 Years – And Why I Finally Stopped

I recently stopped breastfeeding – FINALLY. I can shout it from the rooftops. My toddler is 2.5 years old, and …

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The Mental Load of Motherhood (and What Actually Helps)

Motherhood is beautiful, but let’s be honest – it’s also exhausting. I’m not just talking about physically exhausting, but mentally, …

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1. Sometimes I wonder who I would be if I had sta 1.  Sometimes I wonder who I would be if I had stayed in America, but then I realise this version of me only exists because I didn’t.

2. I sometimes miss American convenience more than I miss America itself…the bigger roads, Target, insane amount of variety, the efficiency. Motherhood makes you nostalgic for ease.

3. I feel like things are way too formal here sometimes, even when making plans with people.  Everything has to be agreed upon/scheduled in advance.  There’s no “just popping in” at the last minute to say hi.

4. Sometimes I romanticise moving back to the US, but I know deep down I’d romanticise the UK just as much if I left.

5.  Raising my boys here feels grounding and wholesome and at the same time, it quietly breaks my heart that my family isn’t woven into their everyday life.  The guilt is real.

6. I downplay how hard it is because I chose this - and choosing it makes it harder to complain about.

7.  When something big happens back home - good or bad - I feel the distance physically, like there’s a version of me that should be there but isn’t.  It’s a visceral physical ache.

8. I sometimes downplay that pride I feel for being an American mainly due to the current administration 

And if you’re new here - hi, I’m Lauren 🤍

I’m an American living in Yorkshire, raising two little boys. I share the real-life version of motherhood - the identity wobbles, the homesickness of living abroad, the joy, the guilt, and all the in-between thoughts I don’t always say out loud.

If you’ve ever felt caught between two places (or two versions of yourself), you’ll probably feel at home here.
I mean yea. Technically I did choose this. I chos I mean yea. Technically I did choose this.

I chose the babies. I chose the tiny trainers by the door and the fridge covered in artwork. I chose the loud, messy, chaotic kind of love that rewires your entire heart.

But choosing motherhood doesn’t mean I forfeited my right to have hard days.

It doesn’t cancel out the exhaustion. Or the mental load that hums in the background from the second I wake up. Or the fact that sometimes by 4pm I feel like I’ve lived three separate days before dinner’s even started. And it definitely doesn’t mean I don’t need support just because I “wanted this.”

Motherhood is a privilege. It’s also relentless in a way no one can fully explain until you’re in it.

Sometimes we don’t need a reminder that we signed up for it. We just need someone to say, “That sounds heavy. I see you.”

So if today feels full and beautiful and overwhelming all at once, you’re not ungrateful. You’re just in it.

And you’re doing a really good job 🤍

motherhood, relatable mum life, mum of two, comfort creator
I mean yea. Technically I did choose this. I chos I mean yea. Technically I did choose this.

I chose the babies. I chose the tiny trainers by the door and the fridge covered in artwork. I chose the loud, messy, chaotic kind of love that rewires your entire heart.

But choosing motherhood doesn’t mean I forfeited my right to have hard days.

It doesn’t cancel out the exhaustion. Or the mental load that hums in the background from the second I wake up. Or the fact that sometimes by 4pm I feel like I’ve lived three separate days before dinner’s even started. And it definitely doesn’t mean I don’t need support just because I “wanted this.”

Motherhood is a privilege. It’s also relentless in a way no one can fully explain until you’re in it.

Sometimes we don’t need a reminder that we signed up for it. We just need someone to say, “That sounds heavy. I see you.”

So if today feels full and beautiful and overwhelming all at once, you’re not ungrateful. You’re just in it.

And you’re doing a really good job 🤍

motherhood, relatable mum life, mum of two, comfort creator
I mean yea. Technically I did choose this. I chos I mean yea. Technically I did choose this.

I chose the babies. I chose the tiny trainers by the door and the fridge covered in artwork. I chose the loud, messy, chaotic kind of love that rewires your entire heart.

But choosing motherhood doesn’t mean I forfeited my right to have hard days.

It doesn’t cancel out the exhaustion. Or the mental load that hums in the background from the second I wake up. Or the fact that sometimes by 4pm I feel like I’ve lived three separate days before dinner’s even started. And it definitely doesn’t mean I don’t need support just because I “wanted this.”

Motherhood is a privilege. It’s also relentless in a way no one can fully explain until you’re in it.

Sometimes we don’t need a reminder that we signed up for it. We just need someone to say, “That sounds heavy. I see you.”

So if today feels full and beautiful and overwhelming all at once, you’re not ungrateful. You’re just in it.

And you’re doing a really good job 🤍

motherhood, relatable mum life, mum of two, comfort creator

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