When the Expert Becomes the Learner: Acknowledging the Raw Reality of Parenting
Despite all my knowledge and expertise, the raw, in-the-moment experience of being a working mom and sole caregiver for a toddler stripped away all my academic armor, reminding me that parenting is not a textbook, and even experts can lose their way.
The Unspoken Social Contract of Parenting in Public
When society judges developmentally appropriate toddler behavior in public, that intolerance becomes a powerful motivating operation, pushing parents to resort to screens to avoid further scrutiny.
Mama. Wifey. Tired.
Because now, when I offer guidance, it's not just informed by science, but by the undeniable, messy, beautiful reality of living it.