Dear Peggy,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Motherhood is holy. But motherhood is complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To dedicate your life to your humans is inspiring and terrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was always scared of motherhood because it felt so black and white. Like I had to choose to be only<\/em> a mother or not a mother at all. Like I had to choose to be a mother or be an individual – not both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But motherhood is so\u2026 grey. Motherhood is caring for other humans while still caring for yourself. It\u2019s a delicate balance. A balance that requires immense strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m inspired by your strength in motherhood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m inspired by you because you haven\u2019t forgotten yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You lead your life with passion and compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You make space to see others outside yourself. But you also allow yourself space to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You see the world for what it is – tragic and hopeful, divided and united, discouraging and remarkably encouraging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019re not afraid to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019re also not afraid to ignore everything for a moment of peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You embody the serenity prayer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You have the courage to see other mamas and their babies. To see their suffering. And to teach your own babies to see them too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You don\u2019t turn a blind eye. You don\u2019t obsess over the things you don\u2019t control either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You are dedicated to change within your home. And the change that will come to the world by the hand of those in your home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m in awe of your strength. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your strength of character, of mind, and of love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A completely selfless mother is just as damaging as a selfish one, because she teaches by her example that a mother\u2019s life is only for others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You refuse to be selfless. You refuse to be selfish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your refusal is fueled by strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re here to learn and grow. To listen to our inner voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ve listened to your inner calling to raise those babies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And you\u2019ve also listened to your inner curiosity to do and grow the things you care about<\/p>\n\n\n\n You keep asking questions in full view of your children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They see you growing, serving, loving, caring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They see your strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I see your strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m inspired by your strength to \u201cjust\u201d be a mom – though you and I both know it\u2019s anything but \u201cjust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Motherhood is hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s painful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It aches at our core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And yet you chose it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Motherhood is exhausting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It rewrites our identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And yet…. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You embody the strength that comes from motherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I see your strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m inspired by your strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And I\u2019m empowered by your strength.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Peggy, Motherhood is holy. But motherhood is complicated. To dedicate your life to your humans is inspiring and terrifying. I was always scared of motherhood because it felt so black and white. Like I had to choose to be only a mother or not a mother at all. Like I had to choose to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,136],"tags":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Letters-to-Strong-Women.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5276"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5276"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5620,"href":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5276\/revisions\/5620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Grant me the serenity
\nto accept the things I cannot change,
\nthe courage to change the things I can,
\nand the wisdom to know the difference.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n