This is the last Writing About Women before Christmas and I mostly want to say a heartfelt thank you for reading, (without sounding like Gwynnie in her pink dress). Thank you for all the kind notes, the coffees, and for sticking around despite the significant gear change of only writing about the tornado of the first year of having a baby. (If you have liked these newsletters, and you want to read more, please consider a
Lovely thoughts, Marisa.,as you cope with 4am wakefulness. The smile of your baby is so special. Thank you for those thoughts. They bring back memories
“You’ve got to make space for all there is to come, he seems to be saying. And just wait till you see what it is.” Oooft, yes.
Love the way you arrange words Marisa, and what the words say too, of course. And yes, I wish more was written about the relationship side of early motherhood (maybe it is? Maybe I’m not brave enough to look for it?)
Loving (very slowing) reading Baby on the Fire Escape. Have highlighted so much on my kindle.
Anyway, have really enjoyed reading WAW, especially the motherhood pieces. There’s so much I want to say and write about it all, but for now my words live in my notes and I will read yours instead! Wishing you a cosy, restful festive period xx
Loved reading this- it was very well written! I have been considering writing about the strain put on my relationship with my husband that was created by how much I took on starting when she was an infant (now that she’s 4, it has improved because I have been taking more time away and he takes over pretty easily, but we hope to have another baby, so I am curious if we will get to try to remedy some of our earlier mistakes- we’ve been trying a little over 3 years and have had two miscarriages in 2021 and January of 2023).
Amazing writing as always. Thank you so much for the book recommendations. I’m loving reading about motherhood, took years to be able to do so but am now finding it a very healing and supportive thing to do.
This was a beautiful read, I felt it all. I too sometimes wonder where on earth my career/freedom/everything I did and was before has gone...?! My life is unrecognisable. What I have gained is beyond words but it is difficult to describe or quantify. My youngest just turned two this week and I very slowly sense parts of me come back together xx
Lovely thoughts, Marisa.,as you cope with 4am wakefulness. The smile of your baby is so special. Thank you for those thoughts. They bring back memories
“You’ve got to make space for all there is to come, he seems to be saying. And just wait till you see what it is.” Oooft, yes.
Love the way you arrange words Marisa, and what the words say too, of course. And yes, I wish more was written about the relationship side of early motherhood (maybe it is? Maybe I’m not brave enough to look for it?)
Loving (very slowing) reading Baby on the Fire Escape. Have highlighted so much on my kindle.
Anyway, have really enjoyed reading WAW, especially the motherhood pieces. There’s so much I want to say and write about it all, but for now my words live in my notes and I will read yours instead! Wishing you a cosy, restful festive period xx
Loved reading this- it was very well written! I have been considering writing about the strain put on my relationship with my husband that was created by how much I took on starting when she was an infant (now that she’s 4, it has improved because I have been taking more time away and he takes over pretty easily, but we hope to have another baby, so I am curious if we will get to try to remedy some of our earlier mistakes- we’ve been trying a little over 3 years and have had two miscarriages in 2021 and January of 2023).
Amazing writing as always. Thank you so much for the book recommendations. I’m loving reading about motherhood, took years to be able to do so but am now finding it a very healing and supportive thing to do.
This was a beautiful read, I felt it all. I too sometimes wonder where on earth my career/freedom/everything I did and was before has gone...?! My life is unrecognisable. What I have gained is beyond words but it is difficult to describe or quantify. My youngest just turned two this week and I very slowly sense parts of me come back together xx