Um. Whoa. This is beautiful. I am a fence-sitter who is now pregnant, and this is exactly what I needed to read tonight. Thank you for this thoughtful post!
“You don't need to be certain. You just need to know yourself well enough to make a choice you can live with”. Oof, yes, that part. So beautifully said as always. Loved reading this!
I’ve never shed so many tears of gratitude for feeling seen while reading a piece on Substack before. Thank you for all of these beautiful words, and you articulated absolutely everything that I felt prior to bringing my daughter into the world. Motherhood has been such a gift 🤍
Loved this, Amanda – so beautifully written! My fave: "You're going to change no matter what you choose. The question is which changes you want to experience, which story you want to live. Whether you choose to become a parent or not, you can build a beautiful life."
Wow. Wow. Wow. This was so beautiful to read, friend. As someone who on the child-free by choice path, I realize I never had that younger version of me that questioned my choice. She was like: “Cool, no kids for us. Done.” But as a person who questions everythinggggggg I can’t even imagine what it would be like to be a fence-sitter on this topic. Thank you for sharing your lovely words ❤️
Um. Whoa. This is beautiful. I am a fence-sitter who is now pregnant, and this is exactly what I needed to read tonight. Thank you for this thoughtful post!
Sending you so much love on this journey!
“You don't need to be certain. You just need to know yourself well enough to make a choice you can live with”. Oof, yes, that part. So beautifully said as always. Loved reading this!
Beautiful.
I’ve never shed so many tears of gratitude for feeling seen while reading a piece on Substack before. Thank you for all of these beautiful words, and you articulated absolutely everything that I felt prior to bringing my daughter into the world. Motherhood has been such a gift 🤍
thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing!! Parenting does change you in ways you could never have anticipated.
Thank you!
Loved this, Amanda – so beautifully written! My fave: "You're going to change no matter what you choose. The question is which changes you want to experience, which story you want to live. Whether you choose to become a parent or not, you can build a beautiful life."
Thank you Minna!
Wow. Wow. Wow. This was so beautiful to read, friend. As someone who on the child-free by choice path, I realize I never had that younger version of me that questioned my choice. She was like: “Cool, no kids for us. Done.” But as a person who questions everythinggggggg I can’t even imagine what it would be like to be a fence-sitter on this topic. Thank you for sharing your lovely words ❤️
Thank you friend!!!!
Thank you for writing this 🫶🏼
Wow thank you so much, this resonates a lot!