“It is my responsibility to release myself from my wounds.” My heart sunk a bit listening to you express this because it is one of the heaviest responsibilities of growth and my present journey. And also, it is exceedingly true that this releasing is not done alone.
Thank you Mariah for your self inquisition. It is not easy, can be daunting, and when done openly, invites others into contemplation and also into embrace. So thank you for your holding, first of yourself and then others. ❤️
This response is everything. Thank you so much, and thank you for the space you held that made room for all of this to come forward in reflection for me <3
This piece raised important questions for me in my endeavor to begin researching Black girlhood for a potential nonfiction project. I don't think I can fully explore Black girlhood without taking into account Black motherhood as well - and how all mothers were once girls and became women just like their daughters after them. I think remothering is a practice more people need to endure.
Wheww yes, you hit the nail on the head. I often feel like motherhood is just us remothering ourselves in a way to be able to experience the girlhood we didn’t have.
“It is my responsibility to release myself from my wounds.” My heart sunk a bit listening to you express this because it is one of the heaviest responsibilities of growth and my present journey. And also, it is exceedingly true that this releasing is not done alone.
Thank you Mariah for your self inquisition. It is not easy, can be daunting, and when done openly, invites others into contemplation and also into embrace. So thank you for your holding, first of yourself and then others. ❤️
This response is everything. Thank you so much, and thank you for the space you held that made room for all of this to come forward in reflection for me <3
This piece raised important questions for me in my endeavor to begin researching Black girlhood for a potential nonfiction project. I don't think I can fully explore Black girlhood without taking into account Black motherhood as well - and how all mothers were once girls and became women just like their daughters after them. I think remothering is a practice more people need to endure.
Wheww yes, you hit the nail on the head. I often feel like motherhood is just us remothering ourselves in a way to be able to experience the girlhood we didn’t have.