This is so beautiful, so painful, so resonate. First, thank you for normalizing the catastrophic thinking that is often a constant companion of mothering--of loving our children so much we live in fear of losing them (the car, the active shooter, the baseball bat...all so familiar). Also, thank you for putting into words to beautifully the grief and call to action for mothering in our times. I'm so glad I found your essay here.
This is so beautiful, so painful, so resonate. First, thank you for normalizing the catastrophic thinking that is often a constant companion of mothering--of loving our children so much we live in fear of losing them (the car, the active shooter, the baseball bat...all so familiar). Also, thank you for putting into words to beautifully the grief and call to action for mothering in our times. I'm so glad I found your essay here.