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Motherhood

Three A.M. Feeds

Nobody told me how lonely the first months would be, or how much I'd learn about myself in the dark.

Anonymous · September 12, 2026

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The house is silent except for the tiny sounds she makes. I scroll through my phone with one thumb and wonder whether every other mother feels this unprepared.

The night it changed

One night I stopped trying to be a perfect mother and started trying to be a present one.

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