Tag: raw motherhood
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Questions I’m Answering Honestly About Motherhood
An honest Q&A about motherhood, loneliness, healing, identity, and navigating life as a working single mom. No polished answers — just the real ones.
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I Hate This Stage
Nobody talks enough about the stage where motherhood starts feeling like constant battles instead of baby cuddles. The phase where every outfit, every hairbrush, every “no” leaves you overstimulated, exhausted, and drowning in guilt after losing your patience. I love my daughter deeply — but I hate this stage, and I think mothers should be…
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The Role of a Mother
Motherhood is more than a title — it is sacrifice, presence, love, and letting go. In this reflective poem, Shahida Alvarado explores the quiet emotional weight of being a mother and the invisible strength carried through every stage of raising a child.
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Butterfly
In the quiet moments of new motherhood, love arrives in unexpected ways—soft, uncertain, and deeply transformative.
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Pet Peeves I Didn’t Know I’d Have Until I Became a Mom
There are so many things I didn’t think twice about before becoming a parent… until I became one. From unsolicited advice to people judging how I co-parent, these are the things that hit a nerve now—and why.
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Please Excuse the Mess: A Song About Real Life, Not Perfect Love
This isn’t a love song about butterflies. It’s about real life—about starting something new when you’ve already been through so much, and what it really means to let someone into a life that’s already full.
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An Ode to My Son
A tender and emotional poem capturing the fleeting moments of motherhood — from fragile beginnings to the bittersweet reality of watching a son grow up.
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The Emotional Aftermath of Childbirth: Redefining Normal Adjustment
The days after childbirth aren’t just filled with love—they can also carry a quiet, unexpected heaviness. This essay explores the emotional reality of postpartum life and what it truly means to adjust to a new normal.
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