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Published in The Motherload

·Apr 5

The Feeling Passes

I wasn’t sure what the point of this essay would be. It felt like just another mom rant until I stepped away from the computer for ten minutes before coming back to finish. Ten minutes of the rage being off my chest and out of my body, and the message…

Motherhood

5 min read

The Feeling Passes
The Feeling Passes

Published in The Motherload

·Mar 21

Little Bodies of My Body

A Poem — I yearn for my children with a physicality that is unexpected, undeniable and incomparable I want their little bodies on mine all the time I want their warmth I want them to fit into me, the way they were meant to, the way they did when my body held them…

Motherhood

1 min read

Little Bodies of My Body
Little Bodies of My Body

Published in The Motherload

·Mar 17

Why I Want To Stop Telling My Daughter She’s Perfect

I want to stop telling my daughter she’s “perfect”. I mean, she is, but I need her to know it isn’t dependent on anything. ANYTHING. She’d be perfect without those baby blues, without her porcelain doll skin. She’ll be perfect if she decides she doesn’t want to smile all the…

Motherhood

4 min read

Why I Want To Stop Telling My Daughter She’s Perfect
Why I Want To Stop Telling My Daughter She’s Perfect

Published in The Motherload

·Mar 10

Moms, How Can I Help You?

There are a lot of mothers who need help right now. This article is for them. I’ve had a hard time sitting down to write for the past couple of weeks. I haven’t had much “free” time because I’m in one of those stages of Mom life where solo moments are few and far between. But there are moments, and every time I’ve had one lately…

Motherhood

5 min read

Moms, How Can I Help You?
Moms, How Can I Help You?

Published in The Power of Poetry

·Feb 22

My Endless Possibilities

A Poem —

Poem

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My Endless Possibilities
My Endless Possibilities
Photo by Greg Willson @unsplash

My Endless Possibilities

A Poem


Published in Be Yourself

·Feb 19

You Can Be Anything, Even If It Makes You Smile

When I was young and pliable, I was told I could be anything. That I had all the tools needed to be ultra successful. I was the type of kid who found validation in pleasing the authority figures in my life, so my vision of success was what I imagined…

Happiness

4 min read

You Can Be Anything, Even If It Makes You Smile
You Can Be Anything, Even If It Makes You Smile

Feb 19

Password Protected

Sometimes my heart locks out my head

Poetry

1 min read

Password Protected
Password Protected
Photo by Karim Manjra Unsplash

Password Protected


Published in A Parent Is Born

·Feb 10

Romanticizing the Chaos: How I Reconcile My Role as Mom on the Days I Don’t Want to

The most challenging part of having a baby for me is the chaos. And trying to make sense of it, that complete lack of predictability. Anyone who knows me, or reads my articles, knows I am a creature of habit. Some would call me anal (myself included); some would say…

Motherhood

6 min read

Romanticizing the Chaos: How I Reconcile My Role as Mom on the Days I Don’t Want to
Romanticizing the Chaos: How I Reconcile My Role as Mom on the Days I Don’t Want to

Published in A Parent Is Born

·Feb 2

Musings From a Control Freak Learning to Relinquish

If I want my children to to cope, I have to give them a life that allows them to. And then I have to step back and give them the opportunity to show me the marvel that they are. — It seems every parenting decision today comes with a whole slew of research behind it. We’ve been conditioned to be hyper aware of every move we make, careful of the potential outcomes of every wrong turn, every slip up. We’re trying to shape these perfect little humans, but do we…

Parenting

5 min read

Musings From a Control Freak Learning to Relinquish
Musings From a Control Freak Learning to Relinquish

Published in The Motherload

·Jan 24

Maternity Leave: A Day in the Life

I’ve been on the couch for most of the afternoon; my daughter is being really irritable and it seems she’s only ready to calm down in my arms. It’s embarrassing to have to tell my husband I’m exhausted. I’ve hardly moved. …

Motherhood

5 min read

Maternity Leave: A Day in the Life
Maternity Leave: A Day in the Life
Trish Di Stefano

Trish Di Stefano

Trish Di Stefano is an idealist, recovering perfectionist and weekend glutton.

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