About This Blog

Being a young mommy in this world is hard as it is. It's even harder when you're a serious feminist. When I found out I was pregnant, I was overwhelmed with advice and input on raising a child. However, once I actually had my baby, all of that advice and input didn't seem strong enough. I was told, "you'll never sleep the same again" and "wait until you breastfeed- you'll quit, it's too hard" but I didn't realize the extent of those words.

When I was pregnant, I decided along with my fiancé that we would raise our baby gender-neutral to the best of our ability. We waited as long as we could to keep the sex of the baby to ourselves and requested all different types of clothing and toys at our baby shower. We told everyone that our baby would be dressed in "boy" and "girl" and "unisex" clothing, given different colored and patterned burp cloths, and made a beautiful space and galaxy themed nursery, perfect for any and all babies.

When we found out that we were expecting a female, we discussed how we would raise her in a time when the current President had credible sexual assault accusations against him. We had to decide how to protect her but how to simultaneously allow her to be herself no matter what she identified as.

When I gave birth, I had a complex labor, a difficult delivery, and serious post-partum complications. I struggle with post-partum depression at five weeks post-partum and may continue to struggle for the rest of my life; not because of being a mom- I love being a mom- but because of what it's like being a mom in this current day and age. This blog will be my getaway when I need to get everything out of my head. I hope that what I write about here will help another young feminist mama just like me, even if only a little bit.

You can read some of my other pieces to get a better grasp on my style and my background at my former blog. Enjoy!