Matrescence Quotes by Lucy Jones
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Matrescence Quotes by Lucy Jones
“Insipid/idealistic portrayals of motherhood made me less interested in it as a young person. I thought it was boring when it’s one of the most extreme socio-political experiences I have ever been through.”
Lucy Jones • Matrescence: On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
I came across this motherhood quote and it really sums up this beautiful wild parenthood ride for me:
Motherhood brings as much joy as ever, but it still brings boredom, exhaustion, and sorrow too. Nothing else ever will make you as happy or as sad, as proud or as tired, for nothing is quite as hard as helping a person develop his own individuali... See more
I thought early motherhood would be gentle, beatific, pacific, tranquil: bathed in a soft light. But actually it was hard-core, edgy, gnarly. It wasn’t pale pink; it was brown of shit and red of blood. And it was the most political experience of my life, rife with conflict, domination, drama, struggle and power.
Lucy Jones • Matrescence: On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
me. I can almost remember what my labour screams are like and I am certain they would traumatize all my children. They would make the house sound as if I was either being murdered or mustering my powers to horribly murder someone else.
Clover Stroud • My Wild and Sleepless Nights: The brave, raw Sunday Times bestselling memoir
many of early motherhood’s tasks are endlessly repetitive, inherently forgettable drudgery.