Omg YES. Step 1: what is reality? Step2: accept it. Love this equation. I have so many thoughts about motherhood and writing (and ambition) but will save them from the comments section. And I do think you got my original point about inviting all the selves to Substack. A+ for listening and not shaming my hairy approach to life! 😆💞📚🤙🏽 and now writers as athletes = my new favorite contemplation 🎾 can’t wait to see your forearms at the end of this rewrite!
Ha! We have the same friends/parents.
My dear ambitious-self also happens to be a bit compulsive so my mothering self has to pat her on the head a lot ...or just hold her. 😆
Thanks for this giggle and best of luck with the rewrite!
Omg YES. Step 1: what is reality? Step2: accept it. Love this equation. I have so many thoughts about motherhood and writing (and ambition) but will save them from the comments section. And I do think you got my original point about inviting all the selves to Substack. A+ for listening and not shaming my hairy approach to life! 😆💞📚🤙🏽 and now writers as athletes = my new favorite contemplation 🎾 can’t wait to see your forearms at the end of this rewrite!
Thank you for chiming in! And I do want to hear your thoughts on motherhood/writing/ambition. Forthcoming substack post in one decade’s time?
lol that’s exactly right. I was going to say: “I do have thoughts but I will save those for an essay I am (not) working on…”
Also let’s all have a moment for peak youth Paul Rudd?