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Jemy Rae's avatar

Wow. This made me emotional. I recently became a mother which was one of my greatest dreams and I used to be an early elementary school teacher so I’ve always surrounded myself with kids and just absolutely adore them. I always considered myself a child at heart but I feel like I need to really embrace what that actually means. I fear making mistakes and crave validation like no other… just now adding the role of a mother. I think it’s important to listen to little me and I’m working on rediscovering who I truly am before I started trying to be someone I thought everyone wanted to be. This post resonated with me and I really appreciate you sharing it. Thank you and here’s to loving ourselves in this way!😭🤍

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Annette Gates's avatar

I love this so much. I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Why should I stop finding joy and finding ways to play just because I'm an adult? We do those things as kids because they're fun. Adult life is so overwhelming, why not give myself some joy once in awhile?

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Samantha Russell's avatar

This piece resonated with me so deeply. Thank you for writing it.

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Em's avatar

ugh now I’m crying😭😭 I loved this piece, I really want to find that childlike spirit again :)

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Allyson Aranonu's avatar

Beautiful 👏🏾. Thank you for writing. You articulate these so well.

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megan's avatar

this is so beautifully written🙏🏾🥲💕

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Daisy Elle's avatar

"she isn’t a relic of the past. she’s the truest part of you, the one who remembers what it means to feel fully alive" As I begin to follow my own childhood desires, I have started to notice this too.

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Andréa Burns's avatar

Coming across this post was stunning bit of serendipity on my birthday. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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Taylor's avatar

This is such a beautiful piece - it leaves me inspired to welcome out and take care of my inner child. That last image you included was the cherry on top; that's when the tears came.

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nininica's avatar

This is very inspiring. I feel like the ''kid inside of me'' is being heard and seen. Thank you for this.

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Mikha's avatar

Beautiful! I love this part: healing isn’t about erasing those moments. it’s about saying, “i see you now.”

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Jenna's avatar

You nailed it. Bringing play, joy, and doing things for the share satisfaction of doing them has helped my healing journey and brought me so much clarity about how I want to spend my time going forward.

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