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How I introduce myself to mom strangers at age 40

How I introduce myself to mom strangers at age 40 goes something like:
Hi, I’m Jenny, and—
I feel like the old mom.
I’m not sure I belong here, but here I am!
I think I might be having a midlife crisis.
I don’t know what I’m doing anymore.
I can’t really respond to the question “so, what do you do?” with anything like a definitive answer, so maybe don’t ask me that.
How I talk to mom strangers at age 40 goes something like:
I’m doing it scared. And by “it” I mean basically everything. And by “doing,” remember my introduction? That’s right, I don’t actually know what I’m doing.
You didn’t exactly ask but I’m going to tell you anyway.
I just feel . . . stuck. Disappointed? Disillusioned?
This probably isn’t what you expected to hear, but you asked.
What about you? And by “what about you?” I mean, don’t give me the socially acceptable version, give me the real version.
How mom strangers begin to become my friends at age of 40:
I. have. been. there. REALLY.
You DO belong.
It’s okay to change. Do things differently. Start over.
It’s nice to talk to someone who’s going before me.
I now know that God loves me. Even though I’m not perfect.
Here’s to letting ourselves be seen. Even when it’s scary. And awkward. And uncomfortable. And maybe (probably) even embarrassing.
And here’s to the ladies from @exhalecreativity who planned, coordinated, and organized ALL the things for a beautiful (and welcoming!) writing and creativity retreat. It challenged me and filled me in so many ways.
And here’s to the ladies I had the pleasure of being real with in allllll of my messiness (sorry, not sorry—thanks for tolerating me 😅)
And here’s to strangers becoming friends.
P.S. The *really good* photos were obvs not taken by me. So here’s to the photographers who capture beautiful images.
#exhalecreativity
#coffeeandcrumbs
#thisis40
#momlife
#motherhoodunited
#letsbereal
#makingfriends
#momfriends
#creativelife
#creativefriends

Father’s Day can be complicated too (and for a m

Father’s Day can be complicated too (and for a million reasons not included here, too) ♥️
#fathersday #fathersdayquotes #babyloss #lossdad #dadquotes #dadsgrievetoo #motherhood #dadlife #momlife #miscarriage #stillbirth #pregnancyandinfantloss #pregnancyafterloss #rainbowbaby #rainbowbaby🌈 #dadmeme #dadmemes #momme #mommemes

It’s okay, you know. It’s okay to step back.

It’s okay, you know.
It’s okay to step back. To get quiet. To process. To listen to your own thoughts. To talk to no one but God. To enjoy the sunset. Or sunshine. Or sunrise.
It’s okay to sit. To rest. To smell the fragrance of the season. To simply be. You do not have to constantly be trapped in the noise.
#thislife #thisonelife #everydaylife #theeveryday #faithlife #encouragingwords #inspirationalquotes #getquiet #itsthelittlethingsinlife #ordinarylife #prayerlife #ordinaryisextraordinary #christianauthor #savorthesmall

Just me? 😅 . #motherhood #momlife #familyvacay

Just me? 😅
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#motherhood #momlife #familyvacay #reallife #realmotherhood #mommeme #momquotes #momquote #thislife #everydaylife #thisonelife #ineedavacation #ineedavacay #herviewfromhome #todayparents #todayparentingteam #lifewithkids

Everyone has always said “it goes so fast,” bu

Everyone has always said “it goes so fast,” but what no one told me is that the older my kids get, the FASTER it goes. I’m celebrating the end of a milestone year for both my babies, but I’m also just a little bit sad about it.
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#motherhood #realmotherhood #babiesdontkeep #thisonelife #motherhoodquotes #motherhoodmoments #momlife #bigkids #tweenmom #growingkids #herviewfromhome #todayparents #todayparentingteam #momquotes #momquote #mommeme #christianauthor

As Mother’s Day approaches, I’m thinking about

Four things loss moms have permission to do on Mot

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