Tag: motherhood reflections

  • When Motherhood Becomes Your Identity: Losing Yourself or Finding Yourself?

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    The Question Many Women Ask Does a woman lose her identity when she becomes a mother and devotes herself to her children? Or does she actually find her identity? What is motherhood identity? I see many feminist posts online where young women say they do not want children—or do not want more children—because they would…

  • Valentine’s Day: Small Gestures, Big Feelings

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    Valentine’s Day has been meaningful to me ever since childhood. When I was in school, I used to make cards for my classmates and, if I was lucky, receive some in return. It’s a day that brings warmth and joy into the cold winter season, even through the smallest gestures. This year, Valentine’s Day has…

  • What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Parent

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    Before becoming pregnant with my daughter, I spent a long time wondering whether parenthood would suit me — or whether it would even be possible at all. I was in my early thirties. Then life moved quickly: I met my partner, we moved in together, and just a few months later I found out I…