Wearing All the Hats: The Weight of Modern Motherhood

Modern motherhood is often painted in curated snapshots - but behind the scenes, many of us are quietly carrying the weight of wearing all the hats. From nurturing to managing, holding space to holding it all together, the expectations are immense - and often unspoken.

In this gentle reflection, we explore the tender contradictions of motherhood today - the longing for stillness, the pressure to be everything, and the quiet power in softening. A love note to mothers everywhere who are doing their best in a world that keeps asking for more.

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Camilla van Rosendal
This too shall pass

This is Motherhood. Endlessly giving. Giving time, giving energy, giving strength. Giving to all who ask for something, and sometimes leaving nothing left for yourself. Some-days the pull to be everything to everyone else can get the better of you; when you need a break – just to take five, but self-care feels so out of reach…

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Camilla van Rosendal
The hands of time

The hands of time offer sweet solace for all they hold, but like a thief in the night, they sneak their uninvited fingers upon your heart and catch you unaware. Unfolding the moment, scooping up velvet tears and bittersweet smears of weariness, before they pluck the days away.

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Camilla van Rosendal
Mama, you are right where you are meant to be

I pour my coffee, the water echoes loud as my babe sleeps. I sip, as I slip deeper into my mind’s flow. Around me are toys, and books, and bottles, and bibs – scattered in and between all kinds of things; and then there is me. I’m sitting in the middle of these tall white walls – a home.

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Camilla van Rosendal