The Comparison trap
When I first became a mom, I heard about a group called MOTS (Moms of Tiny Tots). Another mom told me about it. She shared how much it had meant to her, how it had carried her through those early, disorienting days of motherhood. Something in me listened. I decided to go. Looking back, it was one of the best decisions I made in those early years. It gave me something every new mother desperately needs: community. Motherhood can be beautiful, but it can also be incredibly isolating. Your world changes overnight. The routines you once knew disappear. Your priorities shift in ways you didn't expect. And sometimes, in the middle of all of that, it feels like no one truly understands the season you're in. Walking into that MOTS group gave me a room full of women who did understand. I felt seen. I felt heard. For the first time in a long time, I didn't feel alone. What made that community so meaningful wasn't just the laughter, the coffee, or the conversation, as good as al...
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