Expectations vs. Reality: Motherhood Edition!
PLUS, Announcing This Month's Book Club Selection!
ANNOUNCING: This Month's Book Club Selection!
I’m excited to share this month’s book club selection! This month we are reading non-fiction (we switch up month-to-month) and the book we will be reading is…The Rise And Triumph of the Modern Self! I have only heard incredible things about this book and how informative it is. It’s available as an audiobook and on Kindle. I can’t wait to read it with you all!
Expectations Vs. Reality: Motherhood Edition!
Hello friends! I hope you had a lovely July 4th weekend. It was Baby Boy Roth’s first Independence Day, so that was a lot of fun! Actually, he had a lot of “firsts” this past weekend: he slept away from home for the first time, he went to the beach, he went in the pool, and he even took his first flight! It’s so amazing seeing your child experience the world and take everything in. But now we are in the throes of moving, so the transition from vacation fun to the stress of packing everything up and heading out is giving me whiplash!
I recently received a DM on Instagram from a woman named Jessica who suggested I make some content on the expectations I had of motherhood vs. the reality of motherhood. I absolutely loved that idea because OH MY GOODNESS did I have expectations that did NOT come to fruition. Being a mom is the greatest mixture of, “Wow, I think I’m figuring things out!” and simultaneously, “What in the heck am I even doing?” Even at this moment, I am baby-wearing my son, he is fussing up a storm, and I’m not totally sure what he needs from me!
So today, I thought I’d share five expectations I had of motherhood vs. the reality of how things actually are…
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