Mature - Mom ((new))

So yes, I am tired. I am slower. I don’t understand TikTok. My back hurts.

Because I know, with a bone-deep certainty, that this is the easy hard. mature mom

I say "I love you" like it’s punctuation. I take the video even when I’m embarrassed to be the oldest one at the recital. I sit in the floor even though my knees will hate me tomorrow. I say yes to the cookies. I say yes to the cuddles. I say no to the unnecessary stress. So yes, I am tired

What I have now is intentionality .

So I parent with urgency .

I don’t mourn the nights I lost at clubs. I don’t envy the spontaneous trips my childless friends take. I’ve had my spontaneity. I’ve had my late nights. I’ve had my selfish seasons. My back hurts