motherhood

A special project!

Sep 3, 2024

You are going to be magnificent

A reflection on my daughter's birthday, and a new year blessing

Dec 29, 2023 •

A. Wilder Westgate

Equal and Opposite

On conflicting needs, my 2024 "word of the year", and a special offer

Dec 12, 2023 •

A. Wilder Westgate

Bad dreams and white knuckles

On learning to let go (a bit)

Aug 25, 2023 •

A. Wilder Westgate

Misery loves company, but it needs boundaries

On learning how to not share my bad moods

Aug 18, 2023 •

A. Wilder Westgate

Normalizing motherhood as a choice

On complicated feelings, and mom guilt

Jul 11, 2023 •

A. Wilder Westgate

Things I want my children to know

and a bit of hope and healing for my inner child

Jul 7, 2023 •

A. Wilder Westgate

This is not a 4th of July post

A reflection on my youngest's birthday

Jul 4, 2023 •

A. Wilder Westgate

Death, as a cliffhanger

a reflection on mortality and life's loose ends

Jun 6, 2023 •

A. Wilder Westgate

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