How (if at all) did motherhood change you?

[Meshy12]

Mum to 6mo here and been musing about this recently.

Find it hard to articulate to pregnant friends and aware that everyone is different

Motherhood makes you feel aniexty if your not with your kids changes in body . Don't have the deep sleep anymore . Makes you plan things better and organised gives you a sense of achievement seeing your kids get older and independent nice to see when they have learnt to swim or ride a bike. Can't imagine ever not having kids. Also some of my memory has gone since having them .

Made me late for things , I was never late before I had kids . Also made me put someone else before myself .

4 kids between 15 and 3.

Im:

Less patient. Have to be more but I have none!
Flustered
Forgetful
Tired from no sleep
Cant take any fussing lol

I sound fun....

It made me stupid for a number of years (hormones and sleep deprivation).
It made me anxious for the first time in my life.
It made my life truly meaningful.
It made me happier than I could ever describe.
And it totally destroyed my body. My poor breasts

It's made me view the structural set up of society very differently. Seeing how women are (not) supported, how women are treated during pregnancy and birth, never mind postnatally and then more often than not shouldering the bulk of emotional labour and mundane childcare things (Disney Mum isn't exactly a phrase..) has massively altered how I look at the world.

Changed how I view women's bodies and also in comparison to how they are degraded socially, even by other women.

And for patience, I've found both a deep well of it whilst also finding I have far less tolerance of people who waste my time.

I'm calmer and happier.