How Motherhood Unmade Me… and Remade Me
Khulumbai ! Before becoming a mother, I truly didn’t know what it meant to be one . No one tells you that motherhood can slowly drain you into places you never imagined physically, mentally, emotionally until one day you look at yourself and don’t fully recognize who you’ve become. Before all of this, I was calm, carefree, someone who lived gently. I rested when I wanted, did what I loved, and never had to think twice about putting myself first. I thought I knew life. I didn’t. Pregnancy wasn’t the hardest part for me. It came with changes, yes, but nothing that shook me deeply. It was after she was born, when everything inside me began to shift. I remember looking at my baby for the first time. I was happy… but there was also a strange sadness sitting quietly inside me. A feeling I didn’t understand, and honestly, didn’t expect. Because this was supposed to be the happiest moment of my life. So why didn’t it feel that way? Days passed, and my life changed completely. My rout...