Bri, this really hits. The way you capture the “both-and” of motherhood, the joy and the ache, the pride and the longing, feels so honest and universal. I love how you frame it as holding two truths at once: celebrating growth while mourning the fleeting moments that slip away. That tension, as you say, is where the beauty of motherhood lives. I touched on this topic here: https://substack.com/@modernmomplaybook/p-170147553
I’m so glad it connected with you, I think so many of us moms struggle with the conflict of emotions. Thank you for sharing, and for also sending me your post. I’m going to check it out!
I feel this so deeply too. The tug-of-war between wanting them to grow and wishing we could freeze time. It’s like our hearts are learning to expand wide enough to hold both the letting go and the holding on.
Bri, this really hits. The way you capture the “both-and” of motherhood, the joy and the ache, the pride and the longing, feels so honest and universal. I love how you frame it as holding two truths at once: celebrating growth while mourning the fleeting moments that slip away. That tension, as you say, is where the beauty of motherhood lives. I touched on this topic here: https://substack.com/@modernmomplaybook/p-170147553
I’m so glad it connected with you, I think so many of us moms struggle with the conflict of emotions. Thank you for sharing, and for also sending me your post. I’m going to check it out!
Thanks Bri!
I feel all of this! Thank you for sharing!
So glad it resonated!
I feel this so deeply too. The tug-of-war between wanting them to grow and wishing we could freeze time. It’s like our hearts are learning to expand wide enough to hold both the letting go and the holding on.
Yes! All of this. So much of motherhood is bittersweet