I Don’t Think We Find Ourselves Again After Motherhood

I often hear women say, “I’m trying to find myself again.” For a long time, I thought that’s what motherhood was supposed to look like. That somewhere beneath the diapers, the sleepless nights, the snack requests, and the endless laundry was the woman I used to be, patiently waiting for me to come back. But the older I get, the less I think that’s true. I don’t think we find ourselves again after…