HeyJaredMama’s Boy
Personal essays on motherhood, identity, and everything in between.
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I’m Jealous of Everyone Having a Second Baby (opens the original)
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This morning, amidst my daily morning routine of scrolling aimlessly through endless Instagram stories—of both close friends and people I barely know—one in particular stopped me in my tracks. An acquaintance from college, smiling wide, one arm around her husband and 18 month old son, the other resting protectively on her growing belly.How is she already pregnant again? I thought. Our babies are the same age—and they’re still babies!! I’ve been seeing these posts more and more. Yesterday, the fi
The 24-Hour Diaries: A Very Imaginative Monday (opens the original)
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A little about me: My name is and I live in the Cotswolds with my partner and our 3-year-old daughter. I’m a SAHM so I spend all my days with my little girl. My goal from the start of my journey into motherhood was to raise a happy, kind, resilient human and the way I’m trying to support that at the moment is through a lot of independent play, spending time outdoors, and avoiding over-scheduling.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1OXA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,f
I Loved My Postpartum Body (opens the original)
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A few months ago, I wrote about the beginning of the end of my breastfeeding journey. Spoiler alert! My newborn baby is now eighteen months old, and I still haven’t fully weaned. Not intentionally, anyways. My milk supply has dwindled over the past several months, with one boob having tapped out entirely, leaving the other to carry the burden of milk production solely on her own. Never a quitter, she’s taken on the challenge and is still hanging on for dear life—much like my fragile sense of sel
The 24-Hour Diaries: A London Solo Mum's Whirlwind Sunday (opens the original)
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A little about me: Hi, I’m Aimee (). I live in Greenwich in London and am a solo Mum to a two year old boy named Theo. I also have a cat who was nicknamed “fat cat” by my neighbours until he developed a thyroid issue. I work in advertising as a Copywriter in a tech company and write a Substack called Surviving Solo Parenting. My son has just had surgery on his tonsils, adenoids and grommets fitted in his ears, so I am seeing him transforming into a happier, healthier child, which is amazing. But
My Last Day on Earth (opens the original)
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While waiting for my last day on earth, I sit at my desk, willing myself to focus but staring blankly at my laptop screen. I try to trick my brain into caring about trends predicted for two years from now; trends I may or may not live to see. While waiting for my last day on earth, I think about my baby, playing at daycare, clueless to everything besides the toys in his line of vision. In a moment of panic, I remember the risk adding up with each second he’s out of my sight, and my heart seizes
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