Mature Mom [WORKING]

While my peers are posting photos of their empty nests, beach vacations, and grandchildren, I am relearning the alphabet. While they are discussing retirement portfolios, I am negotiating with a tiny human about why we don’t eat Play-Doh.

They tell you about the sleepless nights, the diapers, the tantrums. They warn you about the cost of daycare and the chaos of carpools. But no one prepares you for the weight of doing this with eyes that have already seen a few things. mature mom

And when my little one looks up at me with those eyes and says, "I love you, Mommy," I don’t hear a clock ticking. While my peers are posting photos of their

You are not late. You are not behind. You are not "too old." "I love you