Motherhood is often portrayed as constant presence. Endless availability. Emotional vigilance without pause. Yet one of the most quietly powerful moments in a mother’s life is when she steps away even briefly and leaves her baby alone with dad. This moment is rarely discussed honestly. It is wrapped in guilt, humour, and social commentary, but […]
For many women, childbirth is described as a beginning. A new life. A new chapter. But for career-oriented women, it often arrives with an unspoken countdown. How soon will you return to work? How quickly will your body look the same? How efficiently can you perform as if nothing fundamentally changed? This pressure to “bounce […]
For many mothers, rest is not neutral. It is loaded. What should feel restorative instead arrives wrapped in unease — a quiet voice asking whether something more productive, more necessary, more selfless should be done instead. This experience is rarely spoken about directly, yet it is widely shared. Mothers often describe rest not as relief,…...
